Question 1

When estimating the content of an organization's culture,we should pay attention to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the values employees actually apply. 
B)  the beliefs that customers have about the company's products. 
C)  the amount of reality shock newcomers experience when joining the company. 
D)  the values executives say employees should apply. 
E)  We should never pay attention to values or beliefs when estimating organizational culture. 
A)  the values employees actually apply. 
B)  the beliefs that customers have about the company's products. 
C)  the amount of reality shock newcomers experience when joining the company. 
D)  the values executives say employees should apply. 
E)  We should never pay attention to values or beliefs when estimating organizational culture.

Question 2

Ceremonies are more formal artifacts than rituals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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 4

Comment on the accuracy of the following statement and explain your answer.
"Organizations are more effective when they operate without subcultures and countercultures."

Accepted Answer

This statement is FALSE.Subcultures,part

Question 5

What is the relationship between organizational culture and business ethics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Companies with a strong organizational culture are more likely to have employees with higher ethical standards of behaviour. 
B)  When companies have a weak organizational culture, employees are more likely to rely on their ethical values to make decisions. 
C)  An organization's culture may strengthen ethical values. 
D)  Organizational culture can be a source of ethical problems. 
E)  An organization's culture may strengthen ethical values AND can be a source of ethical problems. 
A)  Companies with a strong organizational culture are more likely to have employees with higher ethical standards of behaviour. 
B)  When companies have a weak organizational culture, employees are more likely to rely on their ethical values to make decisions. 
C)  An organization's culture may strengthen ethical values. 
D)  Organizational culture can be a source of ethical problems. 
E)  An organization's culture may strengthen ethical values AND can be a source of ethical problems.

Question 6

Organizational countercultures further strengthen the organization's dominant culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Organizational socialization begins on the first day of employment and continues throughout one's career within the company.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Organizational countercultures can potentially create conflict and dissension among employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which strategy for merging two distinct cultures is recommended when the two companies are in unrelated industries and have cultures that seem to work well for them?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deculturation 
B)  Assimilation 
C)  Separation 
D)  Integration 
E)  None of these strategies is recommended in this situation. 
A)  Deculturation 
B)  Assimilation 
C)  Separation 
D)  Integration 
E)  None of these strategies is recommended in this situation.

Question 10

Realistic job previews improve organizational socialization by ensuring that applicants develop more accurate pre-employment expectations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The deepest element of organizational culture is:

Accepted Answer

A)  shared values. 
B)  artifacts. 
C)  language. 
D)  symbols. 
E)  shared assumptions. 
A)  shared values. 
B)  artifacts. 
C)  language. 
D)  symbols. 
E)  shared assumptions.

Question 12

At what stage of socialization do people FIRST learn about the organization and job?

Accepted Answer

A)  Role management 
B)  Encounter 
C)  Pre-employment 
D)  Reality shock 
E)  Disillusionment 
A)  Role management 
B)  Encounter 
C)  Pre-employment 
D)  Reality shock 
E)  Disillusionment

Question 13

The assimilation strategy of merging corporate cultures should be applied when the acquired firm has a weak culture and is willing to embrace the acquiring company's culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Office space and paintings hung on walls can be artifacts that symbolize the organization's culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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 16

Which of the following statement is consistent with the attraction-selection-attrition (ASA)theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Job applicants who later become organizational members tend to be attracted to co-workers who share their values and assumptions. 
B)  Organizations have a natural tendency to attract, select and retain people with values that are consistent with the organization's own culture. 
C)  Attraction, selection and attrition are part of the natural life-cycle of organizational members. 
D)  Employees get attached to organizations that meet their reward expectations. 
E)  Attraction followed by selection inevitably lead to attrition in the future. 
A)  Job applicants who later become organizational members tend to be attracted to co-workers who share their values and assumptions. 
B)  Organizations have a natural tendency to attract, select and retain people with values that are consistent with the organization's own culture. 
C)  Attraction, selection and attrition are part of the natural life-cycle of organizational members. 
D)  Employees get attached to organizations that meet their reward expectations. 
E)  Attraction followed by selection inevitably lead to attrition in the future.

Question 17

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 18

Which of these statements about organizational subcultures is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some subcultures support the organization's dominant culture. 
B)  Subcultures spawn emerging values that the company may eventually adopt. 
C)  Organizations should subdue subcultures that oppose the firm's dominant values. 
D)  Subcultures potentially maintain the organization's standards of performance and ethical behaviour. 
E)  Some subcultures directly oppose the organization's core values. 
A)  Some subcultures support the organization's dominant culture. 
B)  Subcultures spawn emerging values that the company may eventually adopt. 
C)  Organizations should subdue subcultures that oppose the firm's dominant values. 
D)  Subcultures potentially maintain the organization's standards of performance and ethical behaviour. 
E)  Some subcultures directly oppose the organization's core values.

Question 19

Organizations with an adaptive corporate culture:

Accepted Answer

A)  are unlikely to survive in the long run. 
B)  has a strong learning orientation. 
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)  has a strong learning orientation. 
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 20

A few experts argue that an organization's culture cannot be managed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

When estimating the content of an organization's culture,we should pay attention to:

Ceremonies are more formal artifacts than rituals.

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

Comment on the accuracy of the following statement and explain your answer. "Organizations are more effective when they operate without subcultures and countercultures."

What is the relationship between organizational culture and business ethics?

Organizational countercultures further strengthen the organization's dominant culture.

Organizational socialization begins on the first day of employment and continues throughout one's career within the company.

Organizational countercultures can potentially create conflict and dissension among employees.

Which strategy for merging two distinct cultures is recommended when the two companies are in unrelated industries and have cultures that seem to work well for them?

Realistic job previews improve organizational socialization by ensuring that applicants develop more accurate pre-employment expectations.

The deepest element of organizational culture is:

At what stage of socialization do people FIRST learn about the organization and job?

The assimilation strategy of merging corporate cultures should be applied when the acquired firm has a weak culture and is willing to embrace the acquiring company's culture.

Office space and paintings hung on walls can be artifacts that symbolize the organization's culture.

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

Which of the following statement is consistent with the attraction-selection-attrition (ASA)theory?

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

Which of these statements about organizational subcultures is FALSE?

Organizations with an adaptive corporate culture:

A few experts argue that an organization's culture cannot be managed.

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 Teams and Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Understanding and Managing Workplace Conflict

Leadership in Organizational Settings

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Exam 14: Organizational Culture

When estimating the content of an organization's culture,we should pay attention to:

Ceremonies are more formal artifacts than rituals.

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

Comment on the accuracy of the following statement and explain your answer. "Organizations are more effective when they operate without subcultures and countercultures."

What is the relationship between organizational culture and business ethics?

Organizational countercultures further strengthen the organization's dominant culture.

Organizational socialization begins on the first day of employment and continues throughout one's career within the company.

Organizational countercultures can potentially create conflict and dissension among employees.

Which strategy for merging two distinct cultures is recommended when the two companies are in unrelated industries and have cultures that seem to work well for them?

Realistic job previews improve organizational socialization by ensuring that applicants develop more accurate pre-employment expectations.

The deepest element of organizational culture is:

At what stage of socialization do people FIRST learn about the organization and job?

The assimilation strategy of merging corporate cultures should be applied when the acquired firm has a weak culture and is willing to embrace the acquiring company's culture.

Office space and paintings hung on walls can be artifacts that symbolize the organization's culture.

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

Which of the following statement is consistent with the attraction-selection-attrition (ASA)theory?

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

Which of these statements about organizational subcultures is FALSE?

Organizations with an adaptive corporate culture:

A few experts argue that an organization's culture cannot be managed.

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 Teams and Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Understanding and Managing Workplace Conflict

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Change Additional Cases

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