Exam 2: The Environment and Corporate Culture

For its twentieth anniversary, a restaurant organizes a "neighborhood cookout" style event in their parking lot.Near the end of the event, they wheel out a large cake and give every partygoer a coupon for 20 percent off their next meal.This is an example of _______.

Physical symbols are associated with the surface level of organizational culture.

One organization values its longevity and the history of its business, which was started by a single family about a hundred years ago.Which of the following would be a fitting symbol for this organization?

Name one of the two dimensions on which the categories of culture are based.

In the quadrants of organizational performance and culture, Quadrant A represents organizations that are focused primarily on bottom-line results and pay little attention to organizational values.

Corporate culture plays a key role in creating an organizational climate that enables learning and innovative responses to threats from the external environment, challenging new opportunities or organizational crises.

__________ culture places high value on meeting the needs of employees, and the organization may be characterized by a caring, family-like atmosphere.

Discuss the different levels of culture.

Current employees, management, and especially corporate culture are part of an organization's internal environment.

GreenTech Candies is a U.S.-based company that manufactures and distributes candy bars and snack foods globally.The company sources most of its cocoa and sugar from South American companies.This business relationship highlights which of the following dimensions of the task environment?

__________ are becoming more popular as organizations strive to keep up with rapid technological advancements and compete in the global economy.

In a study by Kotter and Heskett, evidence is provided to support the claim that __________ is important for performance.

The people and organizations in the environment who acquire goods or services from the organization are ______.

A senior manager at the car manufacturer Big Rigs, Inc.sees that turbulence in the Middle East is increasing, which will likely significantly drive up the cost of oil.This is an example of (a) _____.

Some companies are so successful that they do not have any competitors.

_________ environment includes all elements existing outside the boundary of the organization that have the potential to affect the organization.

Labor market forces affecting organizations right now include the growing need for computer-literate knowledge workers and the effects of outsourcing.

Two organizations are both in the technology industry.What is most likely true about their corporate cultures?

The consistency culture has an external focus and adapts quickly to a dynamic environment.