Exam 14: Shaping Culture and Values

Values-based leaders do all EXCEPT:

Leaders use slogans to express corporate values but not written public statements.

External adaptation means that culture helps members develop a collective identity and know how to work together effectively.

Some values become so deeply embedded in a culture that organizational members:

Culture helps members develop a collective identity and know how to work together efficiently. This is called:

____________________ is a culture characterized by a clear vision of the organization's goals and leaders' focus on the achievement of specific targets.

____________________ is the display of values, attitudes, and behaviors necessary to intrinsically motivate one's self and others toward a sense of spiritual expression through calling and membership

If the competitive environment requires speed and flexibility, the culture should embody values that support adaptability and a fast response. This is an example of:

Leaders signal cultural values through:

The bureaucratic culture is characterized by the values of creativity and risk-taking.

Describe culture strength.

Employees learn what is valued most in a company by watching what attitudes and behaviors leaders reward.

Kinko's has freewheeling culture whereas FedEx, has a culture based on structure and discipline.Their merger is an example of a:

Spiritual leadership is the dramatic reduction of negative feelings such as:

Describe values-based leadership.

A _______________ actively uses signals and symbols to influence corporate culture.

____________________ are the enduring beliefs that have worth, merit, and importance for the organization.

High performance cultures incorporate the following values EXCEPT:

Changing how future leaders are trained:

Culture is defined as the key values, assumptions, understandings, and ways of thinking shared by members of an organization.