Question 1

Most organizational culture models oversimplify the diversity of cultural values in organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

An individual's beliefs about the terms and conditions of a reciprocal exchange agreement between that person and an employer is called a mental model.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which strategy for merging two distinct cultures is most effective when the two companies have relatively weak cultures with overlapping values?

Accepted Answer

A) Deculturation 
B) Assimilation 
C) Separation 
D) Integration 
E) Negotiation 
A) Deculturation 
B) Assimilation 
C) Separation 
D) Integration 
E) Negotiation

Question 4

The themes shared most widely by employees represent:

Accepted Answer

A) the organization's dominant culture. 
B) the organization's deculturation process. 
C) the organization's counterculture. 
D) artifacts held mainly by senior executives in the organization. 
E) rituals prevalent in the organization. 
A) the organization's dominant culture. 
B) the organization's deculturation process. 
C) the organization's counterculture. 
D) artifacts held mainly by senior executives in the organization. 
E) rituals prevalent in the organization.

Question 5

Rituals support organizational culture by providing social prescriptions of the ways things should or should not be done around the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

BarkBark Inc.and Happy Toys Ltd.BarkBark Inc.and Happy Toys Ltd.are considering a merger and are unsure whether their two organizations will have a difficult time with clashing cultures.They perform a detailed diagnosis collecting and analyzing the gathered data about the two merging companies.They identify a several overlapping values which they feel that they can effectively meld into a cohesive new culture.What type of cultural merge would be best in this situation?

Accepted Answer

A) integration 
B) deculturation 
C) assimilation 
D) separation 
E) incorporation 
A) integration 
B) deculturation 
C) assimilation 
D) separation 
E) incorporation

Question 7

In which strategy does the acquiring company impose its culture and business practices on the acquired organization?

Accepted Answer

A) Deculturation 
B) Assimilation 
C) Separation 
D) Integration 
E) Bicultural audit 
A) Deculturation 
B) Assimilation 
C) Separation 
D) Integration 
E) Bicultural audit

Question 8

Which of the following is true about organizational culture?

Accepted Answer

A) It is suggested that companies with strong cultures tend to be more successful, irrespective of any conditions. 
B) Companies have strong cultures when the dominant values are held mainly by a few people at the top of the organization. 
C) Most employees across all subunits understand the dominant values but choose to ignore them. 
D) The life span of strong organizational cultures is almost always short. 
E) The strength of an organization's culture refers to how widely and deeply employees hold the company's dominant values and assumptions. 
A) It is suggested that companies with strong cultures tend to be more successful, irrespective of any conditions. 
B) Companies have strong cultures when the dominant values are held mainly by a few people at the top of the organization. 
C) Most employees across all subunits understand the dominant values but choose to ignore them. 
D) The life span of strong organizational cultures is almost always short. 
E) The strength of an organization's culture refers to how widely and deeply employees hold the company's dominant values and assumptions.

Question 9

Explain the important functions of organizational culture.

Accepted Answer

The important functions of organizationa

Question 10

The best way to determine an organization's shared assumptions is to:

Accepted Answer

A) interview executives. 
B) look for evidence of its corporate value statements. 
C) determine what the organization's enacted values are. 
D) read public relations statements produced by the organization. 
E) ask customers to evaluate the company's effectiveness. 
A) interview executives. 
B) look for evidence of its corporate value statements. 
C) determine what the organization's enacted values are. 
D) read public relations statements produced by the organization. 
E) ask customers to evaluate the company's effectiveness.

Question 11

A deculturation strategy of merging two corporate cultures should be applied:

Accepted Answer

A) when employees at the acquired company willingly embrace the cultural values of the acquiring organization. 
B) when both firms operate successfully in different industries. 
C) when employees in the acquired firm want to hold on to their firm's culture even though it does not fit the external environment. 
D) when both the firms have weak cultures. 
E) when the merging companies agree to remain distinct entities with minimal exchange of culture or organizational practices. 
A) when employees at the acquired company willingly embrace the cultural values of the acquiring organization. 
B) when both firms operate successfully in different industries. 
C) when employees in the acquired firm want to hold on to their firm's culture even though it does not fit the external environment. 
D) when both the firms have weak cultures. 
E) when the merging companies agree to remain distinct entities with minimal exchange of culture or organizational practices.

Question 12

What is organizational socialization? How does it support the organization's culture?

Accepted Answer

Organizational socialization is the proc

Question 13

Organizations with adaptive cultures are unable to maintain a stable value system and, consequently, tend to perform poorly in the long run.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Efficiency-focused cultures are likely to be more important for companies in environments with strong competition and standardized products.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The process of organizational socialization begins:

Accepted Answer

A) as soon as the person is hired by the organization. 
B) within the employee's first week on the job. 
C) long before the first day of work for the organization. 
D) when the employee finally reconciles pre-employment expectations with organizational reality. 
E) when the employee receives his or her first performance appraisal. 
A) as soon as the person is hired by the organization. 
B) within the employee's first week on the job. 
C) long before the first day of work for the organization. 
D) when the employee finally reconciles pre-employment expectations with organizational reality. 
E) when the employee receives his or her first performance appraisal.

Question 16

Organizational socialization is the process by which individuals create social norms to interact within the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

_____ is the third stage of organizational socialization that is most active as employees make the transition from newcomers to insiders.

Accepted Answer

A) Role management 
B) Preemployment socialization 
C) Encounter 
D) Gathering information 
E) Job interview 
A) Role management 
B) Preemployment socialization 
C) Encounter 
D) Gathering information 
E) Job interview

Question 18

Organizations with an adaptive corporate culture:

Accepted Answer

A) are unlikely to survive in the long run. 
B) have employees who see things from an open systems perspective. 
C) tend to be less ethical than organizations with non-adaptive cultures. 
D) have no artifacts to keep their culture in place. 
E) are focused inward to employee needs. 
A) are unlikely to survive in the long run. 
B) have employees who see things from an open systems perspective. 
C) tend to be less ethical than organizations with non-adaptive cultures. 
D) have no artifacts to keep their culture in place. 
E) are focused inward to employee needs.

Question 19

Which strategy for merging two distinct cultures is most appropriate when the two merging companies are in unrelated industries or operate in different countries, because the most appropriate cultural values tend to differ by industry and national culture?

Accepted Answer

A) Deculturation 
B) Assimilation 
C) Separation 
D) Integration 
E) Negotiation 
A) Deculturation 
B) Assimilation 
C) Separation 
D) Integration 
E) Negotiation

Question 20

Which of the following organizational culture dimension is characterized by risk taking, and low cautiousness?

Accepted Answer

A) Stability 
B) Innovation 
C) Outcome orientation 
D) Aggressiveness 
E) Respect for people 
A) Stability 
B) Innovation 
C) Outcome orientation 
D) Aggressiveness 
E) Respect for people

Most organizational culture models oversimplify the diversity of cultural values in organizations.

An individual's beliefs about the terms and conditions of a reciprocal exchange agreement between that person and an employer is called a mental model.

Which strategy for merging two distinct cultures is most effective when the two companies have relatively weak cultures with overlapping values?

The themes shared most widely by employees represent:

Rituals support organizational culture by providing social prescriptions of the ways things should or should not be done around the organization.

In which strategy does the acquiring company impose its culture and business practices on the acquired organization?

Which of the following is true about organizational culture?

Explain the important functions of organizational culture.

The best way to determine an organization's shared assumptions is to:

A deculturation strategy of merging two corporate cultures should be applied:

What is organizational socialization? How does it support the organization's culture?

Organizations with adaptive cultures are unable to maintain a stable value system and, consequently, tend to perform poorly in the long run.

Efficiency-focused cultures are likely to be more important for companies in environments with strong competition and standardized products.

The process of organizational socialization begins:

Organizational socialization is the process by which individuals create social norms to interact within the organization.

_____ is the third stage of organizational socialization that is most active as employees make the transition from newcomers to insiders.

Organizations with an adaptive corporate culture:

Which strategy for merging two distinct cultures is most appropriate when the two merging companies are in unrelated industries or operate in different countries, because the most appropriate cultural values tend to differ by industry and national culture?

Which of the following organizational culture dimension is characterized by risk taking, and low cautiousness?

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

Most organizational culture models oversimplify the diversity of cultural values in organizations.

An individual's beliefs about the terms and conditions of a reciprocal exchange agreement between that person and an employer is called a mental model.

Which strategy for merging two distinct cultures is most effective when the two companies have relatively weak cultures with overlapping values?

The themes shared most widely by employees represent:

Rituals support organizational culture by providing social prescriptions of the ways things should or should not be done around the organization.

In which strategy does the acquiring company impose its culture and business practices on the acquired organization?

Which of the following is true about organizational culture?

Explain the important functions of organizational culture.

The best way to determine an organization's shared assumptions is to:

A deculturation strategy of merging two corporate cultures should be applied:

What is organizational socialization? How does it support the organization's culture?

Organizations with adaptive cultures are unable to maintain a stable value system and, consequently, tend to perform poorly in the long run.

Efficiency-focused cultures are likely to be more important for companies in environments with strong competition and standardized products.

The process of organizational socialization begins:

Organizational socialization is the process by which individuals create social norms to interact within the organization.

_____ is the third stage of organizational socialization that is most active as employees make the transition from newcomers to insiders.

Organizations with an adaptive corporate culture:

Which strategy for merging two distinct cultures is most appropriate when the two merging companies are in unrelated industries or operate in different countries, because the most appropriate cultural values tend to differ by industry and national culture?

Which of the following organizational culture dimension is characterized by risk taking, and low cautiousness?

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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