Exam 16: Organizational Culture

In Kotter and Heskett's study, compared to nonadaptive firms, adaptive firms:

Organizations with strong cultures:

A company's culture:

_____ is the degree to which a newcomer in an organization holds pragmatic expectations about the job and organization.

The two underlying dimensions of the Organizational Culture Inventory (OCI)are:

Changing an organization's culture is difficult because:

Which of the following statements is true of triangulation?

To develop a positive, cohesive organizational culture, managers should:

Enacted values are what the members of an organization say they value.

In the context of the Kilmann-Saxton Culture-Gap Survey, which of the following areas includes long-term technical norms?

A nonadaptive organizational culture is a culture that encourages confidence and risk taking among employees.

In the context of the fit perspective, which of the following industry characteristics affects culture?

In the encounter stage of the organizational socialization process, newcomers begin to master the demands of a job.

In the context of anticipatory socialization, which of the following is a type of congruence between an individual and an organization?

Explain the final stage of the organizational socialization process.

Briefly explain anticipatory socialization.

In the context of changing organizational culture, managers must examine the justifications for changed behavior because:

In the context of changing organizational culture, which of the following is a step that a manager should take immediately after he or she has examined the justifications for changed behavior of the employees?

_____ is a pattern of basic assumptions that are considered valid and that are taught to new members as the way to perceive, think, and feel in an organization.

Identify a true statement about artifacts of an organizational culture.