Imagine that ABC and NBC, two publicly traded companies, have just decided to merge their operations. When the merger between these firms takes place, which type of organizational culture clash is LEAST likely to occur?

These are the options for the question:

A.  Management styles

B.  Communication practices

C.  Workplace atmosphere

D.  Stock valuation

E.  Corporate values

And this is the correct

D.  Stock valuation

Explanation:

Stock valuation is not likely to be a cause of conflict after the merge because stocks are valued in similar ways accross companies. This factor is precisely what makes stock value a good gauge of a firm's value: because it is measured in the same way for all firms, investors know what a specific stock value means, and can take rational decisions according to it.

All the other statements do refer to organizational culture elements that have a great degree of subjectivity depending on the company, and that can cause conflict after the merge.

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