Exam 14: Organizational Culture

The process of strengthening organizational culture, by attracting and hiring people who already embrace the cultural values, and weeding out those who don't fit the cultures is explained by:

In the context of organizational socialization, the adjustment process is better for

What is the significance of artifacts in organizational culture?

To develop the most accurate estimate of an organization's culture, we should

The building in which employees work

When estimating the content of an organization's culture, we should pay attention to:

Reality shock among new employees typically occurs when

The president of CJD Consulting would like to change his organization's culture to reflect new realiti external environment. He has heard positive things about adaptive cultures and would like to know m them. Explain to the president what adaptable cultures are by describing the four characteristics of this type culture.

A psychological contract refers to the psychological effect after someone signs an employment contract.

What effect do coworkers have on the socialization of new employees?

Most organizational behaviour writers suggest that organizations are more effective when they become corporate cults.

Organizational countercultures can potentially help the organization maintain its ethical conduct.

The process of organizational socialization begins

When should organizations leverage the benefits of reality shock?

In what way do founders influence their organization's culture?

Corporate cults are preferred, because they help suppress subcultures within organizations.

Compared to other strategies for merging two organizations, assimilation is most likely to result in a culture clash.

Most organizational culture models oversimplify the diversity of cultural values in organizations.

Nearly all of the socialization adjustment process occurs during and after the first day of work.

Adaptive cultures focus employees on the changing needs of customers and other stakeholders and support initiative and leadership to keep pace with these changes.