Question 1

A strong culture depends on a stable workforce.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Using attraction-selection-attrition (ASA) theory, describe how a company would maintain and perpetuate its culture.

Accepted Answer

This answer requires students to describe how each of the three parts of the theory contributes to maintaining an organization's culture.Attraction: All organizations communicate their cultures (values) via artifacts which are visible to others in the community.These provide information to prospective job applicants about the organization's values.The resulting information leads applicants to a form of self-selection when they avoid companies that seem to have values which are incompatible with their own.Conversely, this same process encourages those who share the same values with the company to apply for jobs.The attraction component of the theory ensures the established culture is maintained.Selection: Even during the employment selection stage, companies factor-in the person's "fit" with the established culture.This focus on values congruence has the effect of weeding out those who hold differing values found in the established organizational culture.Rather than providing a mix of values, this practice tends to homogenize and perpetuate an organization's established culture.Attrition: People are motivated to seek environments that are sufficiently congruent with their personal values and to leave environments that are a poor fit.This occurs because person-organization values congruence supports their social identity and minimizes internal role conflict.Even if employees aren't forced out, many quit when the values incongruence is sufficiently high.This attrition process contributes to perpetuating a workforce that comprises mostly of individuals who share the same values as those found in the company's culture.

Question 3

Co-workers are important organizational socialization agents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Values are conscious perceptions, while assumptions are nonconscious.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following tends to happen when an organization's culture is misaligned with its external environment?

Accepted Answer

A) The corporate culture gets stronger. 
B) The organization's subcultures weaken. 
C) The organization has more difficulty anticipating and responding to stakeholder needs. 
D) The organization is unable to develop subcultures. 
E) The various subcultures within the organization keep changing. 
A) The corporate culture gets stronger. 
B) The organization's subcultures weaken. 
C) The organization has more difficulty anticipating and responding to stakeholder needs. 
D) The organization is unable to develop subcultures. 
E) The various subcultures within the organization keep changing.

Question 6

Explain the important contingencies of organizational culture and effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

Studies have found only a modestly posit

Question 7

Explain the main strategies for merging different corporate cultures.

Accepted Answer

The four main strategies for merging dif

Question 8

Which of the following is a characteristic of an adaptive corporate culture?

Accepted Answer

A) Employees hold a common mental model that the organization's success depends on their personal wellbeing. 
B) Employees continuously question past practices. 
C) Employees tend to be more reactive. 
D) Employees tend to take the view that any activity beyond their job description is not their job. 
E) Employees are more individualistic and do not experiment with new ideas outside their work profiles. 
A) Employees hold a common mental model that the organization's success depends on their personal wellbeing. 
B) Employees continuously question past practices. 
C) Employees tend to be more reactive. 
D) Employees tend to take the view that any activity beyond their job description is not their job. 
E) Employees are more individualistic and do not experiment with new ideas outside their work profiles.

Question 9

Reward systems have little or no effect on strengthening corporate culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

When merging two organizations, a separation strategy is most commonly applied when:

Accepted Answer

A) both companies have relatively weak cultures that are generally ineffective. 
B) one company has an effective culture and employees at the other company would embrace that culture if applied to them. 
C) the two organizations operate in distinct industries. 
D) the acquired firm's culture doesn't work, whereas the culture of the acquiring firm does work. 
E) a bicultural audit reveals that both companies have very similar cultures. 
A) both companies have relatively weak cultures that are generally ineffective. 
B) one company has an effective culture and employees at the other company would embrace that culture if applied to them. 
C) the two organizations operate in distinct industries. 
D) the acquired firm's culture doesn't work, whereas the culture of the acquiring firm does work. 
E) a bicultural audit reveals that both companies have very similar cultures.

Question 11

Which of the following is an artifact?

Accepted Answer

A) Values 
B) Language 
C) Assumptions 
D) Beliefs 
E) Corporate cult 
A) Values 
B) Language 
C) Assumptions 
D) Beliefs 
E) Corporate cult

Question 12

Corporate culture makes it harder for employees to understand what is expected of them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

An organizations' culture is usually quite blurry, so much so that it cannot be estimated through employee surveys alone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Organizational countercultures can potentially create conflict and dissension among employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

An organization's culture begins with its _____.

Accepted Answer

A) clients 
B) country-level managers 
C) employees 
D) founders and leaders 
E) auditors 
A) clients 
B) country-level managers 
C) employees 
D) founders and leaders 
E) auditors

Question 16

What does organizational culture consist of? Briefly describe its components.

Accepted Answer

Organizational culture consists of the v

Question 17

Organizations that tolerate or encourage subcultures with dissenting values:

Accepted Answer

A) usually go quickly out of business. 
B) usually build stronger cultures to counteract those dissenting values. 
C) may eventually use those dissenting values to build a new set of dominant values in the future. 
D) do not have any corporate culture. 
E) have a very rigid corporate culture. 
A) usually go quickly out of business. 
B) usually build stronger cultures to counteract those dissenting values. 
C) may eventually use those dissenting values to build a new set of dominant values in the future. 
D) do not have any corporate culture. 
E) have a very rigid corporate culture.

Question 18

One of the functions of _____ is that it is a spawning ground for emerging values that keep the firm aligned with the needs of customers, suppliers, society, and other stakeholders.

Accepted Answer

A) a multicultural organization 
B) a shared value 
C) a subculture 
D) an espoused value 
E) urban culture 
A) a multicultural organization 
B) a shared value 
C) a subculture 
D) an espoused value 
E) urban culture

Question 19

Organizational socialization is a process of both learning and adjustment.

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

A strong culture depends on a stable workforce.

Using attraction-selection-attrition (ASA) theory, describe how a company would maintain and perpetuate its culture.

Co-workers are important organizational socialization agents.

Values are conscious perceptions, while assumptions are nonconscious.

Which of the following tends to happen when an organization's culture is misaligned with its external environment?

Explain the important contingencies of organizational culture and effectiveness.

Explain the main strategies for merging different corporate cultures.

Which of the following is a characteristic of an adaptive corporate culture?

Reward systems have little or no effect on strengthening corporate culture.

When merging two organizations, a separation strategy is most commonly applied when:

Which of the following is an artifact?

Corporate culture makes it harder for employees to understand what is expected of them.

An organizations' culture is usually quite blurry, so much so that it cannot be estimated through employee surveys alone.

Organizational countercultures can potentially create conflict and dissension among employees.

An organization's culture begins with its _____.

What does organizational culture consist of? Briefly describe its components.

Organizations that tolerate or encourage subcultures with dissenting values:

One of the functions of _____ is that it is a spawning ground for emerging values that keep the firm aligned with the needs of customers, suppliers, society, and other stakeholders.

Organizational socialization is a process of both learning and adjustment.

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

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behavior

Individual Behavior, Personality, and Values

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes, and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Teams and 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

A strong culture depends on a stable workforce.

Using attraction-selection-attrition (ASA) theory, describe how a company would maintain and perpetuate its culture.

Co-workers are important organizational socialization agents.

Values are conscious perceptions, while assumptions are nonconscious.

Which of the following tends to happen when an organization's culture is misaligned with its external environment?

Explain the important contingencies of organizational culture and effectiveness.

Explain the main strategies for merging different corporate cultures.

Which of the following is a characteristic of an adaptive corporate culture?

Reward systems have little or no effect on strengthening corporate culture.

When merging two organizations, a separation strategy is most commonly applied when:

Which of the following is an artifact?

Corporate culture makes it harder for employees to understand what is expected of them.

An organizations' culture is usually quite blurry, so much so that it cannot be estimated through employee surveys alone.

Organizational countercultures can potentially create conflict and dissension among employees.

An organization's culture begins with its _____.

What does organizational culture consist of? Briefly describe its components.

Organizations that tolerate or encourage subcultures with dissenting values:

One of the functions of _____ is that it is a spawning ground for emerging values that keep the firm aligned with the needs of customers, suppliers, society, and other stakeholders.

Organizational socialization is a process of both learning and adjustment.

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

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behavior

Individual Behavior, Personality, and Values

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes, and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Teams and 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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