Exam 10: Leadership of Ethics, Diversity, and Culture

A cooperative culture is the best organizational culture that a company can have.

The United States and Japan are said to have individualistic cultures.

A society with high uncertainty avoidance contains a majority of people who do not tolerate risk, avoid the unknown, and are comfortable when the future is relatively predictable and certain.

Traditionalists are those in the workforce who are identified as being born before ____.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a high-performance culture?

Insular thinking is an attribute of a(n) ____ culture.

Based on the five value dimensions discussed, briefly explain the level of cultural understanding that exists where you work or have worked.

Every department in your company has a copy of the mission statement on the wall somewhere. This action is characteristic of an organization with which of the following types of culture?

____ leadership actions are explicit and highly visible and are indicative of management's commitment to new strategic initiatives and the associated cultural changes.

____ are generalized beliefs or behaviors that are considered by an individual or a group to be important.

What are the similarities and differences between the cooperative culture and the adaptive culture?

Describe the characteristics of low- and high-performance cultures.

An employee shares with a coworker her belief that too much time is spent in meetings hearing about the organization's mission. This is indicative that her organization has which of the following types of culture?

Distinguish between symbolic and substantive leadership actions for shaping organizational culture.

The ultimate objective of diversity training and education is:

A feminine culture, such as Sweden and Denmark, emphasizes developing and nurturing personal relationships and a high quality of life.

You plan to work abroad and want to work in a culture where leaders and followers interact on several levels. Which one of the following countries should you consider?

Describe diversity where you work or have worked. For example, approximately what percentage are male versus female, Caucasian versus non-Caucasian, older versus younger, and so on?

A single person entrusted with the responsibility of acting as the organization's conscience is called a(n) ____.

All of the following countries have collectivistic cultures EXCEPT: