Exam 17: Organizational Culture and Ethical Behavior

Companies in two different countries have tried to work together by developing a joint venture. However, within six months of initiating this project, the companies find that they cannot work together. Employees in the different countries cannot seem to relate to one another. They have different outlooks on life. This is MOST LIKELY because ________.

According to Hofstede, achievement-oriented countries value assertiveness, performance, success, and competition.

A researcher found his company's product may cause liver damage if used for extended periods of time. An ethical lapse would occur if the researcher ________.

Identify and describe the five dimensions of culture that according to Geert Hofstede explains the differences in values and norms of different countries.

An organization's culture consists of its terminal values and the modes of behavior it encourages.

A company manufactures parts for military aircrafts. The process requires accuracy and precision, and each job must be done in a certain way to ensure high quality. An instrumental value of this company would MOST LIKELY be ________.

The fact that an organization's members become similar over time and come to share the same values may hinder their abilities to respond to changes in the environment.

What is LEAST LIKELY to occur in a country where collectivism pervades?

A(n)________ is a desired mode or type of behavior.

Which of the following is NOT a value set of a successful organization with a strong culture?

In low-uncertainty-avoidance cultures, structured situations are preferred because they provide a sense of security.

In adaptive cultures, employees often receive rewards linked directly to their performance and to the performance of the company as a whole.

Inert cultures emphasize entrepreneurship and respect for employees.

Whistle-blowing occurs when an employee informs an outside organization or person about an organization's illegal or unethical behaviors.

Explain the difference between adaptive and inert cultures.

Creating an ethical organizational culture has now become a major priority for many companies because failing to do so can be catastrophic.

Because personal ethics influence how a person will act in an organization, the culture of an organization is strongly affected by the people who are in a position to establish its ethical values.

A company makes and sells office equipment. When employees develop new ideas that save the company money or increase profits, they are paid a bonus. If their ventures do not work, they are severely punished and sometimes terminated. The founder wants employees to be more creative. To BEST encourage creativity, the founder should ________.

________ are general criteria, standards, or guiding principles that people use to determine which behaviors, events, situations, and outcomes are desirable or undesirable.

According to Geert Hofstede, which of the following is NOT a typical value in countries where individualism prevails?