The chief executive of a start-up high-technology company recently made several public announcements about the company's values. She emphasized that, although the company is less than one year old, its employees already have adopted a strong set of values around sharing, freedom, and achievement. However, you personally know two employees at the company who say that employees do not really have a common set of values, and they are certainly not unanimous about the three values stated by the CEO. The CEO is likely describing the company's:
A. espoused values.
B. majority perceptions.
C. internal values.
D. external values.
E. enacted values.
Answer: A