Question 1

Changing a firm's culture is a and process.

Accepted Answer

long, difficult

Question 2

Creating organization culture is a -_ process.

Accepted Answer

four-step

Question 3

Culture and climate are similar in all of the following ways except

Accepted Answer

A) they both affect the way people behave in organizations. 
B) they both focus on an organization's norms and values. 
C) they both deal with the social context. 
D) they are both concerned with the work atmosphere. 
E) they are both of interest to managers. 
A) they both affect the way people behave in organizations. 
B) they both focus on an organization's norms and values. 
C) they both deal with the social context. 
D) they are both concerned with the work atmosphere. 
E) they are both of interest to managers. B

Question 4

continues the technical improvement and extends the applications of radical and systems innovations.

Accepted Answer

Incrementa

Question 5

Which of the following is not reported to be a critical cultural value in In Search of Excellence?

Accepted Answer

A) Bias for action 
B) Managing hands-on 
C) Simultaneously exercising loose and tight organization 
D) Maintaining implicit and informal control 
E) Sticking to the knitting 
A) Bias for action 
B) Managing hands-on 
C) Simultaneously exercising loose and tight organization 
D) Maintaining implicit and informal control 
E) Sticking to the knitting

Question 6

Of all the social sciences, economics is most closely related to the study of culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Like Ouchi, Peters and Waterman believe successful firms recognize that their most important assets are their .

Accepted Answer

A) strategies 
B) products 
C) people 
D) services 
E) None of these. 
A) strategies 
B) products 
C) people 
D) services 
E) None of these.

Question 8

All of the following are elements of a Type Z firm except it

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A) is committed to retaining employees. 
B) exercises control through informal, implicit mechanisms. 
C) emphasizes concern for people. 
D) encourages intrapreneurship. 
E) emphasizes broad career paths. 
A) is committed to retaining employees. 
B) exercises control through informal, implicit mechanisms. 
C) emphasizes concern for people. 
D) encourages intrapreneurship. 
E) emphasizes broad career paths.

Question 9

Peters and Waterman found that excellent companies do not encourage autonomy and entrepreneurship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The process of changing a firm's culture starts with a
and moves through a transition period in which efforts are made to adopt new values and beliefs.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The process of changing a firm's culture...

Question 11

Ouchi argued that the typical American firm used an employee evaluation process that was

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A) semiannual. 
B) quantitative. 
C) fast. 
D) qualitative. 
E) annual. 
A) semiannual. 
B) quantitative. 
C) fast. 
D) qualitative. 
E) annual.

Question 12

The sociological study of culture has often been focused on the
social structure.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The sociological study of culture has often...

Question 13

Whole Foods Market has a unique organizational culture.The attributes of its unique culture include all of the following except

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A) its culture is democratic. 
B) its culture is egalitarian. 
C) its culture links its strategic values and its cultural values. 
D) its culture is innovative. 
E) its culture is transparent. 
A) its culture is democratic. 
B) its culture is egalitarian. 
C) its culture links its strategic values and its cultural values. 
D) its culture is innovative. 
E) its culture is transparent.

Question 14

The current CEO of 3M is .

Accepted Answer

A) William McKnight. 
B) Jim McNerney. 
C) Charles O'Reilly. 
D) George Buckley. 
E) Brian Hindo. 
A) William McKnight. 
B) Jim McNerney. 
C) Charles O'Reilly. 
D) George Buckley. 
E) Brian Hindo.

Question 15

Empowerment and organization culture are related.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The third step in creating organizational culture is to

Accepted Answer

A) reinforce cultural behaviors. 
B) formulate strategic values. 
C) create a vision of its direction. 
D) initiate implementation strategies. 
E) develop cultural values. 
A) reinforce cultural behaviors. 
B) formulate strategic values. 
C) create a vision of its direction. 
D) initiate implementation strategies. 
E) develop cultural values.

Question 17

Empowerment can be viewed as liberating employees, but sometimes empowerment entails little more than delegating a task to an employee and then watching over the employee too closely.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The meaning of organization values is perhaps best communicated through _.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The meaning of organization values is perhaps...

Question 19

Most descriptions of organization climate must first deal with values and norms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

All of the following are true of the sociological study of culture except

Accepted Answer

A) it sometimes involves studying rituals. 
B) it is the study of people in social systems. 
C) it is the basis of certain popular business press depictions of culture, such as Peters and Waterman's In Search of Excellence. 
D) it often results in typology of cultural attributes, which are then used to analyze the culture of a relatively large number of firms. 
E) it fails to provide accurate descriptions of cultures in large corporations. 
A) it sometimes involves studying rituals. 
B) it is the study of people in social systems. 
C) it is the basis of certain popular business press depictions of culture, such as Peters and Waterman's In Search of Excellence. 
D) it often results in typology of cultural attributes, which are then used to analyze the culture of a relatively large number of firms. 
E) it fails to provide accurate descriptions of cultures in large corporations.

Changing a firm's culture is a and process.

Creating organization culture is a -_ process.

Culture and climate are similar in all of the following ways except

continues the technical improvement and extends the applications of radical and systems innovations.

Which of the following is not reported to be a critical cultural value in In Search of Excellence?

Of all the social sciences, economics is most closely related to the study of culture.

Like Ouchi, Peters and Waterman believe successful firms recognize that their most important assets are their .

All of the following are elements of a Type Z firm except it

Peters and Waterman found that excellent companies do not encourage autonomy and entrepreneurship.

The process of changing a firm's culture starts with a and moves through a transition period in which efforts are made to adopt new values and beliefs.

Ouchi argued that the typical American firm used an employee evaluation process that was

The sociological study of culture has often been focused on the social structure.

Whole Foods Market has a unique organizational culture.The attributes of its unique culture include all of the following except

The current CEO of 3M is .

Empowerment and organization culture are related.

The third step in creating organizational culture is to

Empowerment can be viewed as liberating employees, but sometimes empowerment entails little more than delegating a task to an employee and then watching over the employee too closely.

The meaning of organization values is perhaps best communicated through _.

Most descriptions of organization climate must first deal with values and norms.

All of the following are true of the sociological study of culture except

An Overview of Organizational Behavior

The Changing Environment of Organizations

Foundations of Individual Behavior

Motivation in Organizations

Motivating Employee Performance Through Work

Motivating Employee Performance Through Rewards

Managing Stress and the Work-Life Balance

Decision Making and Problem Solving

Foundations of Interpersonal and Group Behavior

Using Teams in Organizations

Communication in Organizations

Traditional Models for Understanding Leadership

Contemporary Views of Leadership in Organizations

Power, Politics, and Organizational Justice

Conflict and Negotiation in Organizations

Foundations of Organization Structure

Organization Design

Organization Change and Development

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Exam 18: Organization Culture

Changing a firm's culture is a and process.

Creating organization culture is a -_ process.

Culture and climate are similar in all of the following ways except

continues the technical improvement and extends the applications of radical and systems innovations.

Which of the following is not reported to be a critical cultural value in In Search of Excellence?

Of all the social sciences, economics is most closely related to the study of culture.

Like Ouchi, Peters and Waterman believe successful firms recognize that their most important assets are their .

All of the following are elements of a Type Z firm except it

Peters and Waterman found that excellent companies do not encourage autonomy and entrepreneurship.

The process of changing a firm's culture starts with a and moves through a transition period in which efforts are made to adopt new values and beliefs.

Ouchi argued that the typical American firm used an employee evaluation process that was

The sociological study of culture has often been focused on the social structure.

Whole Foods Market has a unique organizational culture.The attributes of its unique culture include all of the following except

The current CEO of 3M is .

Empowerment and organization culture are related.

The third step in creating organizational culture is to

Empowerment can be viewed as liberating employees, but sometimes empowerment entails little more than delegating a task to an employee and then watching over the employee too closely.

The meaning of organization values is perhaps best communicated through _.

Most descriptions of organization climate must first deal with values and norms.

All of the following are true of the sociological study of culture except

An Overview of Organizational Behavior

The Changing Environment of Organizations

Foundations of Individual Behavior

Motivation in Organizations

Motivating Employee Performance Through Work

Motivating Employee Performance Through Rewards

Managing Stress and the Work-Life Balance

Decision Making and Problem Solving

Foundations of Interpersonal and Group Behavior

Using Teams in Organizations

Communication in Organizations

Traditional Models for Understanding Leadership

Contemporary Views of Leadership in Organizations

Power, Politics, and Organizational Justice

Conflict and Negotiation in Organizations

Foundations of Organization Structure

Organization Design

Organization Change and Development

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