Which of the following is a characteristic of the inaction stage of organizational decline?
A)Management announce belttightening plans designed to cut costs, increase efficiency, and restore profits.
B)Managers wrongly assume that they can easily correct the problems, so they don't feel the situation is urgent.
C)Key managers fail to recognize the internal or external changes that will harm their organizations.
D)Cutbacks and layoffs will have reduced the level of talent among employees.
E)The company is dissolved through bankruptcy proceedings or by selling assets in order to pay suppliers, banks, and creditors.

Question

Which of the following is a characteristic of the inaction stage of organizational decline?
A)Management announce belt­tightening plans designed to cut costs, increase efficiency, and restore profits.
B)Managers wrongly assume that they can easily correct the problems, so they don't feel the situation is urgent.
C)Key managers fail to recognize the internal or external changes that will harm their organizations.
D)Cutbacks and layoffs will have reduced the level of talent among employees.
E)The company is dissolved through bankruptcy proceedings or by selling assets in order to pay suppliers, banks, and creditors.

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During the inaction stage of organizational decline, managers wrongly assume that they can easily correct the problems, so they don't feel the situation is urgent. This leads to a delay in taking corrective actions which can worsen the situation. Option A describes the crisis stage, option C describes the blinded stage, option D describes the frustration stage, and option E describes the dissolution stage.

Which of the Following Is a Characteristic of the Inaction