Exam 2: The Environment and Corporate Culture

To affect the value system, Nikki will be working primarily with:

Organizations with internal focuses and consistency orientations for a stable environment should create an _________culture.

A political lobbyist for General Motors fills an essential boundary-spanning role.

Which of the following cultures values and rewards a methodical, rational, orderly way of doing things?

The raw materials that organizations use to produce its outputs are provided by customers.

Discuss the relationship between external environmental characteristics and uncertainty.

_________environment consists of demographic factors, such as population density.

"Chiquita. Perfect for Life." was Chiquita's:

A joint venture involves a strategic alliance or program by two or more organizations.

Due to the stable environment and lack of technological change, mergers and joint ventures rarely occur in the U.S.

If Johnson Lumber provides trees for Westvaco Paper Manufacturing, then Johnson Lumber is considered a supplier for Westvaco.

Customers are the people and organizations in the environment who acquire goods or services from the organization.

Current employees, management, and especially corporate culture are part of an organization's internal environment.

List the six dimensions of the general environment.

McDonalds, Burger King, and Checkers are competitors since all three sell fast food to individuals.

The_________ of the general environment includes all elements that occur naturally on earth.

The consistency culture has an external focus and a consistency orientation for a dynamic environment.

When environmental factors change rapidly, the organization experiences_________ uncertainty.

Lying at the heart of Chinese culture, _________is a supportive, mutually beneficial connection between two people.

Roberta is a top-level executive at a banking institution. She spends a significant part of her day meeting with local government officials, every day consumers, and federal banking officials to address key issues in the banking industry. Roberta's role can best be described as_________ .