Exam 10: Organizational Culture and Ethical Values

Companies that put ethics on the back burner in favor of fast growth and short-term profits succeed in the long-run.

Which of the following is not one of the four categories of culture?

What are the major differences between the adaptability culture and the mission culture? Which of these two would be most appropriate for a company in a high tech industry and why?

Formal structure and formal systems that can be used to shape ethical values include all of the following except:

What kinds of leadership symbols are important in the creation of a positive corporate culture? Give specific examples.

What type of culture exists in a stable environment with an external strategic focus?

Nordstrom's upside-down organization chart is an example of ____ being used to convey organizational culture to all employees.

The mission culture places major emphasis on:

Written rules and policies are an integral part of corporate culture.

The ____ arises from a set of codified principles and regulations that describe how people are required to act, are generally accepted in society, and are enforceable in the courts.

_____ is (are) the set of values, norms, guiding beliefs, and understandings that is shared by members of an organization and taught to new members as the correct way to think, feel, and behave.

Several subcultures may exist within large organizations, each differing from each other and from the culture as a whole.

In studies of culture and effectiveness, it has been found that two factors form the basis of the fit: (1) the extent to which the environment requires change or stability, and (2) the extent to which the technology is analyzable or unanalyzable.

Give an example of an ethical dilemma that would perplex you as a manager if it were to occur in an organization where you work. What makes the situation you describe meet the definition of "ethical dilemma?"

The adaptability culture encourages entrepreneurial values, norms, and beliefs that support the capacity of the organization to detect, interpret, and translate signals from the environment into new behavior responses.

____ are principles that guide the decisions and behaviors of managers with regard to whether they are right or wrong in a moral sense.

All ethical standards are legal requirements.

A strong organizational culture is a primary characteristic of a learning organization.

What is values-based leadership? Give an example.

In successful organizations, culture becomes set and therefore does not require adaptation to the environment.