Exam 10: Leadership of Ethics, Diversity, and Culture

A new CEO is appointed to Xex Corporation. Which of the following should occur for there to be successful outcomes in changing Xex's organizational culture.

____ culture represents a leadership belief in strong, mutually reinforcing exchanges and linkages between employees and departments.

Describe the different generations that make up what some people are now referring to as "generational diversity" and their unique characteristics. What are the implications of generational diversity on effective leadership?

Promotions based on personal considerations rather than professional considerations are a characteristic of low-performance cultures.

Culture defines the organization's essential purpose.

Explain the power of culture in the strategy execution process.

A strong culture by itself is generally a guarantee of success.

During a lunch conversation, employee A tells employee B, "I know that Jean Claude started this company, but he died 10 years ago. Do I have to keep hearing all these stories about him?" This may illustrate evidence that the company has which of the following types of organizational culture?

In your opinion, what would be some strategies for developing a diversity sensitive orientation (DSO)?

An ethics ombudsperson is a single person entrusted with the responsibility of disclosing illegal or unethical practices on the part of the organization.

Explain the power of culture in the strategy execution process.

A weak culture is likely to exhibit which of the following

Describing his company's pricing strategy, an airline executive is quoted as saying, "In the airline industry, we keep a close eye on ticket prices to make sure we are not underpriced." It is evident that this company has which of the following types of organizational culture?

Does the organization you work or have worked for offer diversity awareness training and education? If you are not sure, contact the human resources department to find out. If it does, briefly describe the program.

Insular thinking is a common characteristic of high-performance cultures.

The primary objective of diversity training programs includes:

Diversity leadership focuses on simply managing the numbers or compliance, while diversity management (institutionalized) focuses on results.

Leaders in bureaucratic cultures perceive their environments as basically stable with an external strategic focus.

Explain the primary reasons for embracing diversity.

A manager at Toyota describes his company as focused on teamwork with much input from employees into decision making to satisfy customers. Toyota's organizational culture is best described by which of the following?