Exam 14: Organizational Culture, Creativity, and Innovation

Bank of America has been described as very conservative and slow to innovate or try new ideas; in contrast, employees at The Limited are discouraged from making "safe" choices. This difference represents which aspect of organizational culture?

During new employee orientation, the facilitator explains how the founder of the company came from overseas with no money and unable to speak the language, but by hard work was able to build this company in 15 years to its current size. This is example of the organizational culture transmission tool:

Revising the basic way that business is done is an example of what target of innovation?

During his interview, John was told that work hours were 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. However, he noticed after about three weeks that the "up and coming" managers tended to show up by 6:30 a.m. and did not go home until around 7:00 p.m. This is an example of organizational culture's role of:

Organizational innovation is promoted when goals and reward systems are not overly specific and time pressures are not too great.

A strong organizational culture is necessary for the culture to have a positive impact on productivity.

The Body Shop International's explicit statement concerning its commitment to environmental issues is an example of the organizational culture transmission tool of:

The growing ethnic and cultural diversity of employees is one example of how ________ is/are causing change in organizational cultures.

Working on several projects at once is part of which approach to developing creative work environments?

The three basic components of creativity in individuals and teams are ________.

To build creativity-related skills, an individual should:

It is at this Stage in the organizational innovation process when other parts of the organization become involved in the process.

According to the text, culture clashes are likely to occur in:

Name each stage of the innovation process and explain what takes place during it.

Before a merger or acquisition is finalized, many experts recommend that a cultural due diligence analysis should be conducted. During such an analysis, the comparison of the fundamental aspects of the cultures of both organizations would involve ________.

Generally, training people to be more creative involves two key practices. ________ is one of the practices involved in promoting creativity.

Throwing a party to celebrate the move to a new facility represents which of the following tools for transmitting culture?

Two HR professionals were talking in the hallway about OSHA coming to visit and how much they dreaded it. A fellow manager came up and suggested they simply try to be out of the office when he stopped in. They laughed and explained that OSHA was actually a government health and safety organization coming for an inspection and they couldn't just be gone. This is example of the organizational culture transmission tool:

The merger of Nabisco and R.J. Nabisco is an example of the importance of ________ for the success of a merger.

Companies with a strong culture are likely to have all of the following EXCEPT: