Exam 15: Organisational Culture

__________ expresses the core values that are shared by most of the organisation's members.

Masterson College is a small liberal arts women's college in New South Wales.The founders of the college were Mormons and were committed to the idea that a liberal arts education was the best preparation for life-long learning.Within the last two decades,the business department has become one of the larger departments on campus.The faculty of the business department is committed to liberal arts education but is also committed to finding employment for its graduates. The commitment to finding employment for graduates is part of the:

The stage in which the employee confronts the possibility that expectations may differ from reality is called the ______stage.

If the culture is strong and supports high ethical standards,it should have a very powerful and positive influence on employee behaviour.

When formal authority and control systems are reduced,the __________ provided by a strong culture ensures that everyone is pointed in the same direction.

Eddie is the senior executive of a large toy company.In recent months,the ethics of the company have been brought into question by the media because of the number of faulty toys that have been sold.An investigation of the cause revealed that employees were only concerned with meeting the production quota and quite frequently did not run quality control checks on the toys,despite company regulations.Eddie believes that the long-term solution is to create a more ethical culture within the organisation. Eddie believes that the executives of the company are not doing their job to create the right ethical atmosphere.A strategy to remedy this would be to:

__________ is the stage of socialisation in which the employee adjusts and becomes comfortable with the job and organisation.

Terms such as BOLD,CATIA,MAIDS,and POP are examples of:

The key characteristic of organisational culture that assesses the degree to which organisational activities emphasise maintaining the status quo in contrast to growth is:

Eddie is the senior executive of a large toy company.In recent months,the ethics of the company have been brought into question by the media.This is because of the number of faulty toys that it has sold.An investigation of the cause revealed that employees were only concerned with meeting the production quota and quite frequently did not run quality control checks on the toys,despite company regulations.Eddie believes that the long-term solution is to create a more ethical culture within the organisation. Based on the guidelines suggested in the text,which of the following is NOT an example of an appropriate action?

The process that adapts employees to the organisation's culture is called:

Jester Corporation has a training program for all new managers.They spend three weeks in a formal classroom setting with other new managers and are then assigned a mentor.Only MBAs are hired for management jobs,since this is believed to be the level of qualification necessary for job success. Jester Corporation's socialisation program appears to be:

Pursuant to its boundary-defining role,a strong organisational culture undermines the stability within an organisation.

Solution.com is a company that provides consulting services.The executives of the company are not particularly concerned with how the consultants approach their work,as long as the desired result is achieved.They are interested in maintaining the status quo and encourage competitiveness between consultants by rewarding the top performers for each quarter. The organisational culture characteristics that are relevant in this case are:

__________ are an organisation's way of describing how it was founded.

The selection process helps candidates learn about the organisation.If they perceive a conflict between their values and those of the organisation,they should:

The selection process helps to sustain the organisation's culture by:

How can organisations build positive cultures?