Exam 14: Organizational Culture

Moving the company or business unit into a new office that reflects a different culture is an application of which strategy to change and strengthen organizational culture?

If an organization has an adaptive culture,it likely has:

Which of these statements about organizational stories is FALSE?

Organizational culture can sometimes be reshaped by applying transformational leadership and organizational change practices.

In order to be effective,organizational stories must describe real people and recount true past events.

Organizational culture serves what purpose in organizations?

Acme Corp.is planning to acquire Beta Corp.,which operates in a different industry.Acme's culture is entrepreneurial and fast paced,whereas Beta employees value slow,deliberate decision making by consensus.Which merger strategy would you recommend to minimize culture shock when Acme acquires Beta? Explain your answer.

Which of these statements about shared assumptions is FALSE?

Organizational culture consists of the values and assumptions shared within an organization.

The three stages of organizational socialization are psychological contract,confirmation,and role management.

A strong corporate culture bonds employees together and makes them feel part of the organization.

Values represent an important invisible part of an organization's culture.

As an organization's culture becomes very strong,it:

Co-workers are important organizational socialization agents.

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

A recent meeting of human resources staff and sales managers was held to discuss new recruiting literature and other activities for job applicants.Human resources people suggested that some of the recruiting literature was overly positive and ignored some of the less desirable conditions of work,such as long work hours and extensive travel.They point out that exit interviews (meetings with employees who are about to leave the company)reveal that employees experience stress during these adjustments and are wary about company promises.The sales management team responded that they need the positive recruitment process because there aren't enough qualified applicants in the area and these brochures ensure that enough people apply for the job.Moreover,they doubt that new employees blame the company for failing to mention the negative conditions of work--they should have thought about asking these questions as applicants.Use your knowledge of realistic job previews to comment on the information presented in this meeting.

Organizational culture defines what is important and unimportant in the company and,consequently,directs everyone in the organization toward the "right way" of doing things.

Organizations that tolerate or encourage subcultures with dissenting values:

Adaptive cultures focus employees on the changing needs of customers and other stakeholders and support initiative and leadership to keep pace with these changes.

The assumptions and values shared most widely by employees represent: