The competing values approach suggests that an organisation's culture:
A)can only be understood at a deep assumptions level
B)is the least useful element of a diagnosis
C)is a pattern of activities that produce business results
D)presents significant risks when changes needed in implementing a new strategy are in competition with the existing patterns of behaviour
E)can be understood in terms of two important and contradictory 'value pairs'

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The competing values approach suggests that an organisation's culture can be understood in terms of two important and contradictory 'value pairs'. These pairs are as follows: (1) flexibility and stability and (2) internal focus and external focus. This approach is based on the belief that a culture that balances these pairs effectively can produce desirable business results.

The Competing Values Approach Suggests That an Organisation's Culture