Question 1

New employees learn corporate culture through the process of organizational socialization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Organizational stories are most effective at communicating organizational culture:

Accepted Answer

A)  never; organizational stories always misrepresent the organization's true culture. 
B)  only when they are told by senior executives to the public. 
C)  when they describe real people and are assumed to be true. 
D)  when they are descriptive rather than prescriptive. 
E)  when they are known only by senior executives. 
A)  never; organizational stories always misrepresent the organization's true culture. 
B)  only when they are told by senior executives to the public. 
C)  when they describe real people and are assumed to be true. 
D)  when they are descriptive rather than prescriptive. 
E)  when they are known only by senior executives.

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 generally FALSE.Subcul

Question 5

Superb Consultants have submitted a proposal to analyze the cultural values of your organization.The proposal states that Superb has developed a revolutionary new survey to tap the company's true culture.The survey takes just ten minutes to complete and the consultants say results can be based on a small sample of employees.Discuss the merits and limitations of this proposal.

Accepted Answer

Understanding an organization's culture

Question 6

Clashing corporate cultures after a merger of two firms has very little effect on the success of the merger after one or two years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Rituals are:

Accepted Answer

A)  programmed routines of daily organizational life that dramatize the organization's culture. 
B)  deliberate attempts to communicate the corporate culture to new employees. 
C)  events that suggest the organization's culture is about to change. 
D)  physical structures that convey the dominant values of an organization's culture. 
E)  games that people play to defy the dominant culture and, instead, support countercultural beliefs and values. 
A)  programmed routines of daily organizational life that dramatize the organization's culture. 
B)  deliberate attempts to communicate the corporate culture to new employees. 
C)  events that suggest the organization's culture is about to change. 
D)  physical structures that convey the dominant values of an organization's culture. 
E)  games that people play to defy the dominant culture and, instead, support countercultural beliefs and values.

Question 8

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 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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 11

Organizational culture experts generally agree that organizational culture cannot be "managed."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Companies with strong corporate cultures invariably have much higher performance than companies with weak cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

How do mental models relate to the concept of organizational culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mental models represent the shared assumptions within an organization's culture. 
B)  Mental models represent the artifacts of organizational culture. 
C)  Mental models are mainly used to decipher an organization's culture. 
D)  Mental models represent the values within an organization's culture. 
E)  Mental models do not have anything to do with organizational culture. 
A)  Mental models represent the shared assumptions within an organization's culture. 
B)  Mental models represent the artifacts of organizational culture. 
C)  Mental models are mainly used to decipher an organization's culture. 
D)  Mental models represent the values within an organization's culture. 
E)  Mental models do not have anything to do with organizational culture.

Question 14

The pre-employment stage of organizational socialization would be more effective if:

Accepted Answer

A)  employers avoided forming a psychological contract. 
B)  employers and job applicants gave and received accurate information about each other. 
C)  employers and applicants experienced reality shock when meeting each other for the first time. 
D)  job applicants distorted their resumé in order to be offered employment. 
E)  all of these conditions existed. 
A)  employers avoided forming a psychological contract. 
B)  employers and job applicants gave and received accurate information about each other. 
C)  employers and applicants experienced reality shock when meeting each other for the first time. 
D)  job applicants distorted their resumé in order to be offered employment. 
E)  all of these conditions existed.

Question 15

One of the first steps in a bicultural audit is to identify the other organization's corporate culture through artifacts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

One problem with a strong organizational culture is that it increases conflict among employees within the company and makes it more difficult for them to understand each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A)  becomes more misaligned with its external environment. 
B)  becomes more effective in the marketplace. 
C)  makes employees less committed to the organization. 
D)  causes various subcultures in the organization to also become stronger. 
E)  tends to suppress dissenting subcultural values. 
A)  becomes more misaligned with its external environment. 
B)  becomes more effective in the marketplace. 
C)  makes employees less committed to the organization. 
D)  causes various subcultures in the organization to also become stronger. 
E)  tends to suppress dissenting subcultural values.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A)  employees with a strong sense of ownership over the company's success. 
B)  a culture that emphasizes dozens of values at the same time. 
C)  an external focus on the needs of customers and other stakeholders. 
D)  all of these are characteristics of adaptive cultures. 
E)  employees with a strong sense of ownership AND an external focus on stakeholder needs. 
A)  employees with a strong sense of ownership over the company's success. 
B)  a culture that emphasizes dozens of values at the same time. 
C)  an external focus on the needs of customers and other stakeholders. 
D)  all of these are characteristics of adaptive cultures. 
E)  employees with a strong sense of ownership AND an external focus on stakeholder needs.

Question 19

A ritual would include how visitors are greeted as they enter the company's offices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Organizational socialization is best described as a process of:

Accepted Answer

A)  cooperation and stability. 
B)  power and restructuring. 
C)  negotiation and concession-making. 
D)  learning and adaptation. 
E)  None of these describes the process of organizational socialization. 
A)  cooperation and stability. 
B)  power and restructuring. 
C)  negotiation and concession-making. 
D)  learning and adaptation. 
E)  None of these describes the process of organizational socialization.

New employees learn corporate culture through the process of organizational socialization.

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

Organizational stories are most effective at communicating organizational culture:

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

Clashing corporate cultures after a merger of two firms has very little effect on the success of the merger after one or two years.

Rituals are:

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.

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

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

Organizational culture experts generally agree that organizational culture cannot be "managed."

Companies with strong corporate cultures invariably have much higher performance than companies with weak cultures.

How do mental models relate to the concept of organizational culture?

The pre-employment stage of organizational socialization would be more effective if:

One of the first steps in a bicultural audit is to identify the other organization's corporate culture through artifacts.

One problem with a strong organizational culture is that it increases conflict among employees within the company and makes it more difficult for them to understand each other.

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

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

A ritual would include how visitors are greeted as they enter the company's offices.

Organizational socialization is best described as a process of:

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

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Change

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Exam 14: Organizational Culture

New employees learn corporate culture through the process of organizational socialization.

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

Organizational stories are most effective at communicating organizational culture:

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

Clashing corporate cultures after a merger of two firms has very little effect on the success of the merger after one or two years.

Rituals are:

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.

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

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

Organizational culture experts generally agree that organizational culture cannot be "managed."

Companies with strong corporate cultures invariably have much higher performance than companies with weak cultures.

How do mental models relate to the concept of organizational culture?

The pre-employment stage of organizational socialization would be more effective if:

One of the first steps in a bicultural audit is to identify the other organization's corporate culture through artifacts.

One problem with a strong organizational culture is that it increases conflict among employees within the company and makes it more difficult for them to understand each other.

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

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

A ritual would include how visitors are greeted as they enter the company's offices.

Organizational socialization is best described as a process of:

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

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Change

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