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.

in 2001, dell computer became the world’s largest personal computer vendor, continuing to

gain market share and post profits in an industry struggling with slumping sales and billions of

dollars in losses. dell sells 90% of its pcs directly to the final customer, largely bypassing the

reseller channel that accounts for most of the world’s pc sales. this direct customer relationship

is the key to dell’s business model, and provides distinct advantages over the indirect sales

model. dell’s direct relationship with the customer allows it to tailor its offerings to customer

needs, offer add-on products and services, and use the internet to offer a variety of customer

services. in addition, dell’s pcs are built to customers’ specifications upon receipt of an order,

giving dell additional advantages over indirect pc vendors who must try to forecast demand and

ship products based on those forecasts. dell’s direct sales and build-to-order model has achieved

superior performance in the pc industry in terms of inventory turnover, reduced overhead, cash

conversion, and return on investment (kraemer, et al., 2000).

explanation: