He culture at HP is characterized by interaction, passion for the business, and the recognition that sacrifices must be made in order for the business to succeed. HP likely has a culture.

Communal culture

Explanation:

Organizational cultures can be categorized in various ways and organizational cultural analysis must be one of the first steps to be taken in any knowledge management initiative.

Four types of organizational cultures can be identified:

• communal culture;

• networked culture;

• mercenary culture, and

• fragmented culture.

A communal culture can give its members a sense of belonging and is also task-driven. Leaders of this culture are usually very inspirational and charismatic. The negative side is that they often have too much influence and members are rarely vocal.

answer(d) encourage cooperation by improving the chances of mutually agreeable transactions;