Exam 16: Managing Organization Culture

According to the "Track and talk about performance" step that managers take to build a high performance-yielding organization culture, all the organization members should always be thinking about their individual performance.

Provide a brief description of organization culture.

Edwin is starting his new job as an executive with a publishing firm. Which of the following statements would be an indication that his new company has a hierarchy culture?

A(n) ________ is an organization culture characterized by a strong internal focus with a high degree of flexibility and discretion.

Which one of the following includes compensation, satisfying work, and verbal recognition?

A firm with a/an ________ culture emphasizes stability and control along with an external focus.

A(n) ________ is a dimension of an organization that helps to describe and reinforce the beliefs, values, and norms in which an artifact exists.

Write a short essay on the importance of organization culture.

Give a brief description of the organizational socialization process for new employees.

When management takes steps to make sure new hires are appropriate for the firm's culture, the manager is hiring for ________/job fit.

Midas', a jewelry chain, aims at launching more stores in the next five years. It began recruiting new employees three months ago. Of late, the culture at Midas' has not been facilitating the accomplishment of the organization's mission and objectives. More emphasis was being laid on the accomplishment of the personal objectives of the employees. The organizational culture at Midas' is, now, said to be ________.

________ is not established at once by a manager, but evolves slowly over time.

Which of the following dimensions of an organization's culture is emphasized by the management if it hopes to win customer loyalty and repeat purchases through customer satisfaction with products or services?

Which of the following activities is a manager most likely to perform if he or she is from an organization with a clan culture?

Which of the following types of organization culture is oriented toward all the stakeholders of an organization?

The ________ dimension of organization culture is an aspect that encourages the application of new ideas to the improvement of organizational processes, products or services.

The ________ dimension of organization culture is an aspect that encourages organization members to integrate spiritual life and work.

Which of the following is the first step in an organizational socialization process?

How does building a hierarchy of objectives help build a high-performance organization culture?

Which of the following statements is true of the ethical dimension of an organization's culture?