Exam 17: Organizational Culture and Ethical Behavior

Which of the following is NOT an instrumental value that would likely promote stability and predictability?

The main effect of establishing ethical rules is to ________.

Norms are formal rules and regulations that cultivate the work attitudes and behaviors that are valuable to an organization.

The norms, rules, and cultural values promoted by mechanistic and organic organizational structures are the same.

Employees learn pivotal values and norms from formal socialization practices and informal elements, such as signs, symbols, stories, and organizational language.

Which of the following is a value that is NOT found in all companies with strong, adaptive corporate cultures?

The ________ view of organizational culture explains how an organization develops the shared values that can have such a powerful effect on work attitudes and behaviors.

Ethical values are a product of all of the following EXCEPT ________.

Advanced Western countries like the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom score relatively low on power distance.

Which of the following would an innovative company be MOST LIKELY to do that an inert company would not do?

According to Hofstede, ________ is the dimension of culture that focuses on the values that govern the relationship between individuals and groups.

Research suggests that people who believe they have little at stake are the ones most likely to act unethically.

A human resource policy of promoting from within will LEAST LIKELY ________.

Organizational symbols convey an organization's cultural values to its members inside the organization, but seldom are they conveyed to those outside the organization.

The concept of organizational language encompasses spoken language. It does NOT address ________.

An organic structure gives rise to a culture in which predictability and stability are desired end states.

________ pertain to the moral values, beliefs, and rules that establish the appropriate way for an organization and its members to deal with each other and with people outside of the organization.

Companies with a bias for action emphasize entrepreneurship and autonomy, and employees are encouraged to take risks.

Which of the following BEST describes the presence of cultural values within an organization?

Which of the following does NOT make a major contribution to a company's culture?