Exam 3: The Environment and Corporate Culture

List five visible artifacts of an organisation's culture.

__________ are associated with the surface-level of organisational culture.

A(n)____________________ is a phrase or sentence that expresses a key corporate value.

The ______________ dimension represents the general economic health of the country or region in which the organisation operates.

Define 'environmental uncertainty'.Using examples,what are the two basic strategies for dealing with high environmental uncertainty? How might the role of the boundary spanner assist in these strategies?

Organisational efforts to influence public opinion about the organisation itself and what it stands for is known as:

The Doctors for Forests group works within the legal-political framework to influence the company to behave in socially and environmentally responsible ways.This group may be called a:

Mile-high Marketers wants to compile a profile of the customer it will target in its next promotional mailing.What environment would this be included within?

The ______________________________________ (two words)is the outer layer that is widely dispersed and affects organisations indirectly.

An organisation's task environment includes all of the following,except:

The __________ environment represents the outer layer of the environment and affects organisations __________.

The __________________emerges in an environment that requires fast response and high-risk decision making.

An object,act or event that conveys meaning to others is referred to as a:

Briefly describe and discuss the various levels of culture.

The __________________ culture is suited to organisations concerned with serving specific customers in the external environment but without the intense need for flexibility and rapid change.

The task environment encompasses all the external environmental forces that impact directly on an organisation's operations and performance.

The _____________________________________ (two words)includes all elements existing outside the boundary of the organisation that have the potential to affect the organisation.

Define the elements that comprise an 'organisational eco-system'.

Define what is meant by the term 'organisational ecosystem'.Use an example from the Internet to illustrate your answer.

Organisations that are embedded in complex networks of relationships that result in them competing in some markets,whilst collaborating in others,is known as: