Question 1

Coworkers are important organizational socialization agents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A strong corporate culture bonds employees together and makes them feel part of the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

One advantage of countercultures is that they

Accepted Answer

A) Countercultures never make organizations more effective. 
B) ensure that corporate mergers occur without any culture clashes. 
C) rarely exist in real organizations. 
D) prevent organizations from developing a corporate culture. 
E) maintain the organization's standards of performance and ethical behaviour. 
A) Countercultures never make organizations more effective. 
B) ensure that corporate mergers occur without any culture clashes. 
C) rarely exist in real organizations. 
D) prevent organizations from developing a corporate culture. 
E) maintain the organization's standards of performance and ethical behaviour.

Question 4

Superb Consultants have submitted a proposal to analyze the cultural values of your organization. The proposal states that Superb has developed a revolutionary new survey to tap the company's true culture. The survey takes just ten minutes to complete and the consultants say results can be based on a small sample of employees. Discuss the merits and limitations of this proposal.

Accepted Answer

Understanding an organization's culture

Question 5

Values represent the deepest part of an organization's culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which strategy for merging two distinct cultures is recommended when the two companies are in unrelated industries and have cultures that seem to work well for them?

Accepted Answer

A) Integration 
B) Deculturation 
C) Separation 
D) Assimilation 
E) None of these strategies are recommended in this situation. 
A) Integration 
B) Deculturation 
C) Separation 
D) Assimilation 
E) None of these strategies are recommended in this situation.

Question 7

Organizational socialization is best described as a process of

Accepted Answer

A) cooperation and stability. 
B) power and restructuring. 
C) learning and adaptation. 
D) negotiation and concession-making. 
E) None of these describe the process of organizational socialization. 
A) cooperation and stability. 
B) power and restructuring. 
C) learning and adaptation. 
D) negotiation and concession-making. 
E) None of these describe the process of organizational socialization.

Question 8

Artifacts of organizational culture may include the building's design, the way people are greeted, and the food served in the company's cafeteria.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to your text, why do corporate cults undermine organizational effectiveness?

Accepted Answer

A) They prevent subcultures from existing within the organization. 
B) They manipulate organizational members. 
C) They lock decision makers into mental models that prevent them from seeing new opportunities and unique problems. 
D) They create organizations where unethical behaviour is tolerated. 
E) All of these occur. 
A) They prevent subcultures from existing within the organization. 
B) They manipulate organizational members. 
C) They lock decision makers into mental models that prevent them from seeing new opportunities and unique problems. 
D) They create organizations where unethical behaviour is tolerated. 
E) All of these occur.

Question 10

The integration strategy for combining corporate cultures usually creates conflict as employees from the acquired firm resist the cultural intrusions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Language reflects an organization's dominant values, but not the values of its subcultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Reality shock is

Accepted Answer

A) an element in the model of individual behaviour. 
B) a unique feature of an adaptive culture. 
C) common in lateral career development. 
D) a perceived discrepancy between employee expectations and reality. 
E) based on expectancy theory. 
A) an element in the model of individual behaviour. 
B) a unique feature of an adaptive culture. 
C) common in lateral career development. 
D) a perceived discrepancy between employee expectations and reality. 
E) based on expectancy theory.

Question 13

According to the attraction-selection-attrition (ASA) theory, alignment with the company's culture is often a factor when deciding which applicant to hire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

New employees learn corporate culture through the process of organizational socialization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Stories have the greatest effect on communication corporate culture when they describe real people and are assumed to be true.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A strong corporate culture potentially increases organizational performance by

Accepted Answer

A) ensuring that employees do not adopt new and unapproved values. 
B) helping employees across all subunits understand and embrace the dominant values. 
C) ensuring that no one holds countercultural values. 
D) ensuring that employees mindlessly perform their work in an obedient manner. 
E) doing all of these things. 
A) ensuring that employees do not adopt new and unapproved values. 
B) helping employees across all subunits understand and embrace the dominant values. 
C) ensuring that no one holds countercultural values. 
D) ensuring that employees mindlessly perform their work in an obedient manner. 
E) doing all of these things.

Question 17

Organizational culture serves what purpose in organizations?

Accepted Answer

A) It bonds employees together and makes them feel part of the organizational experience. 
B) It is a deeply embedded form of social control. 
C) It helps employees to understand organizational events. 
D) It does all of these things. 
E) It does none of these things. 
A) It bonds employees together and makes them feel part of the organizational experience. 
B) It is a deeply embedded form of social control. 
C) It helps employees to understand organizational events. 
D) It does all of these things. 
E) It does none of these things.

Question 18

What tends to happen when an organization's culture is misaligned with its external environment?

Accepted Answer

A) The organization has more difficulty anticipating and responding to stakeholder needs. 
B) The corporate culture gets stronger. 
C) The organization's subcultures weaken. 
D) The organization is unable to develop subcultures. 
E) All of these occur. 
A) The organization has more difficulty anticipating and responding to stakeholder needs. 
B) The corporate culture gets stronger. 
C) The organization's subcultures weaken. 
D) The organization is unable to develop subcultures. 
E) All of these occur.

Question 19

Popular organizational culture models and measures falsely presume that organizations have a fairly clear, unified culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Reality shock occurs when you perceive a discrepancy between your pre-employment expectations and on-the-job reality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Coworkers are important organizational socialization agents.

A strong corporate culture bonds employees together and makes them feel part of the organization.

One advantage of countercultures is that they

Values represent the deepest part of an organization's culture.

Which strategy for merging two distinct cultures is recommended when the two companies are in unrelated industries and have cultures that seem to work well for them?

Organizational socialization is best described as a process of

Artifacts of organizational culture may include the building's design, the way people are greeted, and the food served in the company's cafeteria.

According to your text, why do corporate cults undermine organizational effectiveness?

The integration strategy for combining corporate cultures usually creates conflict as employees from the acquired firm resist the cultural intrusions.

Language reflects an organization's dominant values, but not the values of its subcultures.

Reality shock is

According to the attraction-selection-attrition (ASA) theory, alignment with the company's culture is often a factor when deciding which applicant to hire.

New employees learn corporate culture through the process of organizational socialization.

Stories have the greatest effect on communication corporate culture when they describe real people and are assumed to be true.

A strong corporate culture potentially increases organizational performance by

Organizational culture serves what purpose in organizations?

What tends to happen when an organization's culture is misaligned with its external environment?

Popular organizational culture models and measures falsely presume that organizations have a fairly clear, unified culture.

Reality shock occurs when you perceive a discrepancy between your pre-employment expectations and on-the-job reality.

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behaviour

Individual Behaviour

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Change

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Exam 14: Organizational Culture

Coworkers are important organizational socialization agents.

A strong corporate culture bonds employees together and makes them feel part of the organization.

One advantage of countercultures is that they

Values represent the deepest part of an organization's culture.

Which strategy for merging two distinct cultures is recommended when the two companies are in unrelated industries and have cultures that seem to work well for them?

Organizational socialization is best described as a process of

Artifacts of organizational culture may include the building's design, the way people are greeted, and the food served in the company's cafeteria.

According to your text, why do corporate cults undermine organizational effectiveness?

The integration strategy for combining corporate cultures usually creates conflict as employees from the acquired firm resist the cultural intrusions.

Language reflects an organization's dominant values, but not the values of its subcultures.

Reality shock is

According to the attraction-selection-attrition (ASA) theory, alignment with the company's culture is often a factor when deciding which applicant to hire.

New employees learn corporate culture through the process of organizational socialization.

Stories have the greatest effect on communication corporate culture when they describe real people and are assumed to be true.

A strong corporate culture potentially increases organizational performance by

Organizational culture serves what purpose in organizations?

What tends to happen when an organization's culture is misaligned with its external environment?

Popular organizational culture models and measures falsely presume that organizations have a fairly clear, unified culture.

Reality shock occurs when you perceive a discrepancy between your pre-employment expectations and on-the-job reality.

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behaviour

Individual Behaviour

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Change

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