How would you determine if the culture of the organization was compromising the implementation of its strategies?

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is there between the current culture of the organization and the culture that seems necessary to successfully implement the strategies? A large gap between the two increases the chances of problems with the strategies.

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$?$ If it is not a dominant force in the workplace, it may be relatively easy to change. On the other hand, a more powerful, influential culture is likely to require aggressive action to make it compatible with the strategic plans.

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the time period for implementation, or devoting more Blank $6.$ Fill in the blank, read surrounding text.

to it$.$ Of course, the organization may conclude that neither the culture nor the strategy can be changed enough to bring them into agreement, in which case the strategy will have to be dropped.