All of the following practices characterize an organization with a conservative culture, except:
A)Use MBO
B)Have a well-defined hierarchy of authority
C)Use extensive bureaucratic systems of control
D)Have closed door corporate governance
E)Encourage participation of lower-level managers in planning and decision making

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Encouraging participation of lower-level managers in planning and decision making is a characteristic of an organization with an open or participative culture, not a conservative culture. Conservative cultures tend to have a more rigid top-down approach to decision making with limited input from lower-level managers. The other options (A, B, C, and D) all characterize an organization with a conservative culture.

All of the Following Practices Characterize an Organization with a Conservative