Question 1

The assumptions and values that direct everyone in the organization toward the "right way" of doing things are called:

Accepted Answer

A) organizational culture. 
B) organizational structure. 
C) organizational socialization. 
D) organizational politics. 
E) transformational leadership. 
A) organizational culture. 
B) organizational structure. 
C) organizational socialization. 
D) organizational politics. 
E) transformational leadership.

Question 2

A large transportation manufacturer is considering a proposal to acquire a company in a related industry.During due diligence,senior executives intend to conduct a bicultural audit.They already have good information that their own company is aggressive,risk-taking and entrepreneurial.Assuming that these executives will personally analyze the other firm's culture,what should these senior executives examine? Your answer should also briefly describe the bicultural audit process.

Accepted Answer

A bicultural audit diagnoses cultural re

Question 3

An organization's dominant culture is:

Accepted Answer

A) the values dictated by an organization's new owners. 
B) the assumptions,values,and beliefs shared most widely by the organization's members. 
C) the values held by the most vocal countercultural group in the organization. 
D) the assumptions,values,and beliefs that the company's top executives are trying to spread throughout the organization. 
E) the values that senior executives want people outside the organization to believe are followed within the company. 
A) the values dictated by an organization's new owners. 
B) the assumptions,values,and beliefs shared most widely by the organization's members. 
C) the values held by the most vocal countercultural group in the organization. 
D) the assumptions,values,and beliefs that the company's top executives are trying to spread throughout the organization. 
E) the values that senior executives want people outside the organization to believe are followed within the company.

Question 4

Values represent the deepest part of an organization's culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Identify four (4)conditions or events that potentially weaken an organization's dominant culture.

Accepted Answer

Students should answer this by applying

Question 6

The separation strategy is most appropriate when the merging companies are unrelated industries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A strong corporate culture exists when employees are forced to abide by a particular set of organizational values whether or not they believe in those values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

To develop the most accurate estimate of an organization's culture,we should:

Accepted Answer

A) survey employees. 
B) observe workplace behaviour. 
C) investigate physical elements in the workplace. 
D) do all of these. 
E) survey employees and observe behaviour,but not investigate physical elements in the workplacE. 
A) survey employees. 
B) observe workplace behaviour. 
C) investigate physical elements in the workplace. 
D) do all of these. 
E) survey employees and observe behaviour,but not investigate physical elements in the workplacE.

Question 9

In what way do founders influence their organization's culture?

Accepted Answer

A) They are often visionaries who provide a powerful role model for others to follow. 
B) They are instrumental in starting up the organization. 
C) They typically avoid direct contact with lower-level employees. 
D) They tend to be entrepreneurial rather than transformational. 
E) They have little if any influencE. 
A) They are often visionaries who provide a powerful role model for others to follow. 
B) They are instrumental in starting up the organization. 
C) They typically avoid direct contact with lower-level employees. 
D) They tend to be entrepreneurial rather than transformational. 
E) They have little if any influencE.

Question 10

One advantage of countercultures is that they:

Accepted Answer

A) rarely exist in real organizations. 
B) maintain the organization's standards of performance and ethical behaviour. 
C) prevent organizations from developing a corporate culture. 
D) ensure that corporate mergers occur without any culture clashes. 
E) Countercultures never make organizations more effectivE. 
A) rarely exist in real organizations. 
B) maintain the organization's standards of performance and ethical behaviour. 
C) prevent organizations from developing a corporate culture. 
D) ensure that corporate mergers occur without any culture clashes. 
E) Countercultures never make organizations more effectivE.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Employees usually learn which of the following through the process of organizational socialization?

Accepted Answer

A) Company history. 
B) Corporate culture. 
C) Knowing who holds power in the work unit and organization. 
D) Technical jargon. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) Company history. 
B) Corporate culture. 
C) Knowing who holds power in the work unit and organization. 
D) Technical jargon. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) never,because deculturation destroys both cultures. 
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 firms have weak cultures. 
E) whenever one firm has more power over another firm in a merger. 
A) never,because deculturation destroys both cultures. 
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 firms have weak cultures. 
E) whenever one firm has more power over another firm in a merger.

Question 14

The two types of psychological contracts are transactional and reciprocal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Employees are organizationally socialized:

Accepted Answer

A) beginning with the role management stage of organizational socialization. 
B) long before their first day of work. 
C) beginning with the company's orientation program on the first day of work. 
D) only when they enter management positions. 
E) beginning with the encounter stages of organizational socialization. 
A) beginning with the role management stage of organizational socialization. 
B) long before their first day of work. 
C) beginning with the company's orientation program on the first day of work. 
D) only when they enter management positions. 
E) beginning with the encounter stages of organizational socialization.

Question 16

Which of these statements about organizational stories is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Organizational stories are most effective at communicating organizational culture when employees believe the stories are true. 
B) Stories communicate organizational culture if they describe positive events,whereas they undermine organizational culture if they describe negative events. 
C) Organizational stories provide human realism to individual performance standards. 
D) Stories are most effective at communicating organizational culture when they describe real events with real people. 
E) Organizational stories communicate culture because they provide role models to demonstrate that organizational objectives are attainablE. 
A) Organizational stories are most effective at communicating organizational culture when employees believe the stories are true. 
B) Stories communicate organizational culture if they describe positive events,whereas they undermine organizational culture if they describe negative events. 
C) Organizational stories provide human realism to individual performance standards. 
D) Stories are most effective at communicating organizational culture when they describe real events with real people. 
E) Organizational stories communicate culture because they provide role models to demonstrate that organizational objectives are attainablE.

Question 17

An organizational counterculture is a type of subculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The integration strategy for combining corporate cultures usually creates conflict as employees from the acquired firm resist the cultural intrusions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Organizational countercultures further strengthen the organization's dominant culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Shared assumptions are easily uncovered by surveying employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The assumptions and values that direct everyone in the organization toward the "right way" of doing things are called:

An organization's dominant culture is:

Values represent the deepest part of an organization's culture.

Identify four (4)conditions or events that potentially weaken an organization's dominant culture.

The separation strategy is most appropriate when the merging companies are unrelated industries.

A strong corporate culture exists when employees are forced to abide by a particular set of organizational values whether or not they believe in those values.

To develop the most accurate estimate of an organization's culture,we should:

In what way do founders influence their organization's culture?

One advantage of countercultures is that they:

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

Employees usually learn which of the following through the process of organizational socialization?

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

The two types of psychological contracts are transactional and reciprocal.

Employees are organizationally socialized:

Which of these statements about organizational stories is FALSE?

An organizational counterculture is a type of subculture.

The integration strategy for combining corporate cultures usually creates conflict as employees from the acquired firm resist the cultural intrusions.

Organizational countercultures further strengthen the organization's dominant culture.

Shared assumptions are easily uncovered by surveying employees.

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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

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Exam 14: Organizational Culture

The assumptions and values that direct everyone in the organization toward the "right way" of doing things are called:

An organization's dominant culture is:

Values represent the deepest part of an organization's culture.

Identify four (4)conditions or events that potentially weaken an organization's dominant culture.

The separation strategy is most appropriate when the merging companies are unrelated industries.

A strong corporate culture exists when employees are forced to abide by a particular set of organizational values whether or not they believe in those values.

To develop the most accurate estimate of an organization's culture,we should:

In what way do founders influence their organization's culture?

One advantage of countercultures is that they:

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

Employees usually learn which of the following through the process of organizational socialization?

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

The two types of psychological contracts are transactional and reciprocal.

Employees are organizationally socialized:

Which of these statements about organizational stories is FALSE?

An organizational counterculture is a type of subculture.

The integration strategy for combining corporate cultures usually creates conflict as employees from the acquired firm resist the cultural intrusions.

Organizational countercultures further strengthen the organization's dominant culture.

Shared assumptions are easily uncovered by surveying employees.

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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