Exam 3: The Environment and Corporate Culture

A(n)_____________ includes organisations in all the sectors of the task and journal environments that provide the resources and information transactions,flows and linkages necessary for an organisation to thrive.

When managers know what goal they wish to achieve,but information about alternatives and future events is incomplete,this is referred to as conditions of__________________.

A cooperative made up of organisations with similar interests for the purpose of influencing the environment is known as a:

A(n)______________ occurs when two or more organisations combine to become one larger organisation in the face of a market threat or opportunity.

Describe the transitional elements for organisations wishing to progress from an adversarial orientation to a partnership orientation.Use examples,real or imagined,to illustrate your answer.

The 15 per cent rule at the 3M company,which allows any employee to use a maximum of 15 per cent of his/her work week on anything as long as it is product related,would be considered a:

An example of a technological force would be when a public agency enacts a regulation requiring organisations to decrease their carbon emissions.

Each of the following are considered organisational culture types,except:

The _______________ leader makes sure that work procedures and reward systems match and reinforce the values.

The change in the frequency of mergers and acquisitions would represent a trend in the economic dimension.

A trade association is one made up of organisations with similar interests of the purpose of influencing their environment.

Organisational culture can be defined as:

Define the term 'boundary spanning roles'.What are the two primary roles of boundary spanning activities?

What are the main functions of a cultural leader?

The set of key values,beliefs and norms that are shared by members of an organisation are combined to create the symbols of an organisation.

The symbols of an organisation's culture may include the tables,chairs and decorations of an office space.

A change to the Australian Federal government's foreign policy would represent an element belonging to the 'international' dimension of the general environment.

A(n)_____________________________________ (two words)includes the elements within the organisation's boundaries.

_________________ refers to any efforts to identify trends that enable managers to predict future events

A sales merchandiser that visits local supermarkets and builds stock displays fills an essential boundary-spanning role for their organisation.