Exam 3: Organizational Environments and Cultures

In order to change an organizational culture, top management can persuade other managers and employees to perform a new behavior in place of an older one. This technique is called ____.

The term ____ refers to the events and trends inside an organization that affect management, employees, and the organizational culture.

The _____ approach is an advocacy group tactic that relies on voluntary participation by the news media and the advertising industry to send out the advocacy group's message.​

Gadgetbug Inc. is a popular smartphone manufacturer that has several competitors. The company places a lot of emphasis on innovation to ensure that its products have the best features. Moreover, the company frequently upgrades its products so that they offer the most recent technological functionality. Gadgetbug's competitors have also been trying to come up with technologically superior products. It can be said that Gadgetbug operates in a _____.

Which of the following is NOT a dimension of the political/legal component of the general environment that governs and regulates business behavior?

​By definition, _____ are people admired for their qualities and achievements within the organization.

Organizational culture refers to the set of key values, beliefs, and attitudes shared by organizational members.

In setting up his new office, an attorney wanted furnishings that were elegant and that would make him look successful. He wanted thick, plush carpeting in his office, but federal regulations state that his office must be wheelchair accessible because it is a public area. Wheelchairs do not maneuver well in thick carpeting. The building inspector had him remove the expensive carpeting and replace it with a carpet that did allow for wheelchair maneuverability. This is an example of how the ____ component of a company's specific environment influences it.

_____ is the degree to which a company relies on a provider because of the importance of the provider's product to the company and the difficulty of finding other sources of that product.​

Redd Publications Inc. has been buying its ink and paper from Beta LLC. for several years. Both the companies make an effort to keep their transactions fair and transparent. This has helped both the companies maintain mutually beneficial business ties. It can be said that Redd Publications and Beta exhibit _____ towards each other.

Identify the major concern facing businesses from the perspective of the political/legal component of the general environment. What is the most appropriate action businesses can take to manage their legal responsibilities?

Managers often do a poor job of identifying potential competitors.

Resource scarcity is the degree to which an organization's external environment has an abundance or lack of critical organizational resources.

Competitive analysis refers to:

​_____ refers to the extent to which managers can understand or predict which environmental changes and trends will affect their businesses.

​_____ is the process of gathering information about job applicants to decide who should be offered a job.

Supernova Tech Inc. is a large manufacturer of appliances. The company is facing a serious shortage of skilled employees in its manufacturing plants. The managers at Supernova Tech have been spending great amounts of time in finding and recruiting employees with appropriate skills. Which of the following characteristics of the external environment is illustrated in this scenario?

Identify and provide examples of the two important ways in which socio- cultural changes and trends influence organizations.

Successful organizational cultures seem to be based solely upon consistency (i.e., "strength" of the organizational culture).

Which of the following companies is most likely operating in a dynamic environment?