Exam 7: Creating and Managing Organizational Culture

A company has an office complex with athletic fields, a gym, a large garden, and a large picnic area. These facilities are_________ that convey images about the values in this organizational culture.

Rites of enhancement:

Husky Injection Molding Systems has a _________approach to Corporate Social Responsibility.

If an organization wants to achieve innovation, which socialization tactics should it employ?

An office Christmas party is an example of a rite of integration.

A CEO of a large restaurant chain states that shareholders want him to increase profits, so he is willing to do whatever it takes to increase profits. In fact, he has the opportunity to open some restaurants in a foreign country, but in order to do so, he will have to pay some government officials illegally to get the license to purchase the restaurants. What would you recommend he do?

_________role orientation results when individuals are allowed and encouraged to be creative and to experiment with changing norms and values to better achieve organizational values.

If an organization wants to achieve stability and predictability, what socialization tactics should it employ?

A bank has a training program that contains six stages. Newcomers must complete each stage of the training in one month, making the total training time six months. Which of the following tactics is this bank using?

The CEO of ABC Corporation authorizes a very large donation to the Special Olympics organization because he believes in their cause. His stance on corporate social responsibility could best be described as __________.

Who has the strongest property rights?

Which of the following socialization tactics leads to an institutionalized role orientation?

The ultimate source of corporate culture is the structure of the organization.

Holding all other variables constant, socially responsible companies are less risky investments than unethical companies.

_________socialization tactics involve providing newcomers with role models and mentors.

Which of the following allows new organizational members to try new norms and values?

A newly hired sales trainee is encouraged to go into the marketplace, meet customers, and sell products her own way. This is an example of:

An organization with an accommodative stance on corporate social responsibility simply follows and obeys the law.

Bimba Manufacturing Company changed its culture by changing its_________ .

_________is a terminal value.