Exam 16: Organizational Culture

Jamie is about to go to work for Potpourri, a store that sells various bed and bath accessories. Though technically a chain, Potpourri currently has just three stores, all within an hour of each other in the Midwestern United States. The type of organizational culture Jamie is likely to encounter at Potpourri is one in which employees

________ are the taken-for-granted beliefs and philosophies that are so ingrained that employees simply act on them rather than questioning the validity of their behavior in a given situation.

Which of the following organizations exemplifies communal culture?

Organizations that have cultures in which employees think alike but are not friendly to one another can be considered ________ cultures.

Creativity cultures affect the quality, but not the quantity, of creative ideas within an organization.

When a company holds to its espoused values over time, regardless of the situations it operates in, the values become less believable to employees.

Discuss the two common methods by which an organization can change its culture.