What are basic underlying assumptions? casual conversations about other people in the organization in which the facts are not confirmed as being true

taken$-$for$-$granted beliefs and philosophies that are so ingrained that employees simply act on them rather than questioning the validity of their behavior in a given situation

aspects of an organization's culture that employees and outsiders can easily see or talk about anecdotes, accounts, legends, and myths that are passed down from cohort to cohort within an organization

decisions that are somewhat automatic because the employees' knowledge allows them to recognize the situation and the course of action to be taken