Question 1

Organizational culture is not directly observable,but it may be loosely interpreted through visible artifacts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which strategy for merging two distinct cultures tends to create high levels of confusion,conflict,resentment,and stress?

Accepted Answer

A) Deculturation 
B) Assimilation 
C) Separation 
D) Integration 
E) None of these strategies have this effect. 
A) Deculturation 
B) Assimilation 
C) Separation 
D) Integration 
E) None of these strategies have this effect.

Question 3

Employees are willing to tolerate obligations that are not necessarily balanced in the short-run when their psychological contract is:

Accepted Answer

A) short term. 
B) relational. 
C) transactional. 
D) transformational. 
E) collectivE. 
A) short term. 
B) relational. 
C) transactional. 
D) transformational. 
E) collectivE.

Question 4

Employees with a transactional psychological contract:

Accepted Answer

A) do not expect immediate correction to any short-term imbalances. 
B) are more likely to engage in organizational citizenship behaviours. 
C) have a long-term attachment with a broad array of subjective expectations. 
D) have all of these. 
E) have none of thesE. 
A) do not expect immediate correction to any short-term imbalances. 
B) are more likely to engage in organizational citizenship behaviours. 
C) have a long-term attachment with a broad array of subjective expectations. 
D) have all of these. 
E) have none of thesE.

Question 5

Organizational culture does which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a powerful form of social control that influences employee decisions and behaviour. 
B) It is the social glue that bonds employees together and makes them feel part of the organization. 
C) It assists the sense-making process. 
D) It does all of these things. 
E) It has no effect on employees. 
A) It is a powerful form of social control that influences employee decisions and behaviour. 
B) It is the social glue that bonds employees together and makes them feel part of the organization. 
C) It assists the sense-making process. 
D) It does all of these things. 
E) It has no effect on employees.

Question 6

Coworkers are important organizational socialization agents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 8

Artifacts of organizational culture may include the building's design,the way people are greeted,and the food served in the company's cafeteria.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Senior executives in your organization want to strengthen teamwork as part of the company's culture.They have asked you to identify ways to communicate and reinforce this cultural value using artifacts as the primary means of communication.Describe three different types of artifacts that might be altered so they communicate this corporate value.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Two companies should not merge if a bicultural audit determines that they have substantially different cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Whenever an advertising firm lands a new contract,the successful team rings a loud bell and breaks out a bottle of champagne.In organizational culture,this practice would be considered:

Accepted Answer

A) a ritual. 
B) a ceremony. 
C) an idiosyncrasy. 
D) a manifestation of a culture that likes to party but needs an excuse to do so. 
E) a motivational tactic that masquerades as an espoused valuE. 
A) a ritual. 
B) a ceremony. 
C) an idiosyncrasy. 
D) a manifestation of a culture that likes to party but needs an excuse to do so. 
E) a motivational tactic that masquerades as an espoused valuE.

Question 12

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 well-being. 
B) Employees engage in continuous improvement of internal processes to serve external stakeholders. 
C) Employees wait for opportunities to arrive. 
D) Employees tend to take the view that any activity beyond their job description is not their job. 
E) All of these are characteristic of adaptive cultures. 
A) Employees hold a common mental model that the organization's success depends on their personal well-being. 
B) Employees engage in continuous improvement of internal processes to serve external stakeholders. 
C) Employees wait for opportunities to arrive. 
D) Employees tend to take the view that any activity beyond their job description is not their job. 
E) All of these are characteristic of adaptive cultures.

Question 13

Artifacts refer mainly to the paintings and other tangible objects that appear throughout the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The stronger the corporate culture,the more difficult it is for employees to embrace the dominant values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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) observe employees,analyze their decisions,and debrief them on their actions. 
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) observe employees,analyze their decisions,and debrief them on their actions. 
D) read public relations statements produced by the organization. 
E) ask customers to evaluate the company's effectiveness.

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT considered a strategy for changing and strengthening an organization's culture discussed in your textbook?

Accepted Answer

A) Aligning artifacts with the desired culture. 
B) Introducing culturally-consistent rewards. 
C) Replacing the founder. 
D) Maintaining workforce stability and communication. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) Aligning artifacts with the desired culture. 
B) Introducing culturally-consistent rewards. 
C) Replacing the founder. 
D) Maintaining workforce stability and communication. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 17

The three stages of organizational socialization,in order,are:

Accepted Answer

A) prehire,pre-employment,post-hire. 
B) newcomer,insider,outsider. 
C) student,employee,retiree. 
D) pre-employment,encounter,role management. 
E) anticipation,encounter,disillusionment. 
A) prehire,pre-employment,post-hire. 
B) newcomer,insider,outsider. 
C) student,employee,retiree. 
D) pre-employment,encounter,role management. 
E) anticipation,encounter,disillusionment.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The company founder is arguably the most influential leader in an organization's culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

An organization's culture is deemed to be strong if:

Accepted Answer

A) it is intense but short-lived. 
B) it is deeply held by most employees across the organization. 
C) its values that are believed only by top management. 
D) it is held by only a few key people but are well known to most people in the organization. 
E) it consists of many values rather than only a few values. 
A) it is intense but short-lived. 
B) it is deeply held by most employees across the organization. 
C) its values that are believed only by top management. 
D) it is held by only a few key people but are well known to most people in the organization. 
E) it consists of many values rather than only a few values.

Organizational culture is not directly observable,but it may be loosely interpreted through visible artifacts.

Which strategy for merging two distinct cultures tends to create high levels of confusion,conflict,resentment,and stress?

Employees are willing to tolerate obligations that are not necessarily balanced in the short-run when their psychological contract is:

Employees with a transactional psychological contract:

Organizational culture does which of the following?

Coworkers are important organizational socialization agents.

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

Artifacts of organizational culture may include the building's design,the way people are greeted,and the food served in the company's cafeteria.

Two companies should not merge if a bicultural audit determines that they have substantially different cultures.

Whenever an advertising firm lands a new contract,the successful team rings a loud bell and breaks out a bottle of champagne.In organizational culture,this practice would be considered:

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

Artifacts refer mainly to the paintings and other tangible objects that appear throughout the organization.

The stronger the corporate culture,the more difficult it is for employees to embrace the dominant values.

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

Which of the following is NOT considered a strategy for changing and strengthening an organization's culture discussed in your textbook?

The three stages of organizational socialization,in order,are:

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 company founder is arguably the most influential leader in an organization's culture.

An organization's culture is deemed to be strong if:

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behaviour

Individual Behaviour, 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 Organizations Revised

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace Revised

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Change

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Exam 14: Organizational Culture

Organizational culture is not directly observable,but it may be loosely interpreted through visible artifacts.

Which strategy for merging two distinct cultures tends to create high levels of confusion,conflict,resentment,and stress?

Employees are willing to tolerate obligations that are not necessarily balanced in the short-run when their psychological contract is:

Employees with a transactional psychological contract:

Organizational culture does which of the following?

Coworkers are important organizational socialization agents.

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

Artifacts of organizational culture may include the building's design,the way people are greeted,and the food served in the company's cafeteria.

Two companies should not merge if a bicultural audit determines that they have substantially different cultures.

Whenever an advertising firm lands a new contract,the successful team rings a loud bell and breaks out a bottle of champagne.In organizational culture,this practice would be considered:

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

Artifacts refer mainly to the paintings and other tangible objects that appear throughout the organization.

The stronger the corporate culture,the more difficult it is for employees to embrace the dominant values.

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

Which of the following is NOT considered a strategy for changing and strengthening an organization's culture discussed in your textbook?

The three stages of organizational socialization,in order,are:

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 company founder is arguably the most influential leader in an organization's culture.

An organization's culture is deemed to be strong if:

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behaviour

Individual Behaviour, 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 Organizations Revised

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace Revised

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Change

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