Exam 16: Organizational Culture

The ________ stage of the socialization process explicitly recognizes that each individual that the organization comes across during the selection process has a set of values, attitudes, and expectations about both the work to be done and the organization.

Your supervisor arranges for you to become involved in an apprenticeship program to learn the in's and out's of your job from an experienced employee. This apprenticeship program is an example of ________ socialization.

Company chants are examples of ________.

A strong culture should reduce employee turnover because it results in ________.

Trends Inc. is an apparel company. To keep up with the latest changes in the fashion industry, the company has to come up with innovative designs and follow strict time lines. The culture of the company values aggressiveness, innovation, and risk taking. The members of the organization accept these cultural values. They know exactly what is expected of them and these expectations go a long way in shaping their behavior. In addition to this, the culture of the marketing department is outcome oriented and the finance department emphasizes attention to detail. -Aggressiveness, innovation, and risk taking are the ________ of the culture of Trends Inc.

Material symbols convey to employees the degree of egalitarianism that is desired by top management.

Explain the primary methods of maintaining an organization's culture.

Phil is new at JPS Corp., but after a week he already knows that the founder of the corporation started the business in his garage with only $4,000 and one client. This information was most likely transmitted to Phil by way of ________.

Subcultures act to undermine the dominant culture.

Cultures that tend to develop in large organizations to reflect common problems, situations, or experiences faced by groups of members in the same department or location are often called ________.

________ typically contain(s) a narrative of events about the organization's founders, rule breaking, or reactions to past mistakes.

Aggressiveness is one of the seven primary characteristics that capture the essence of an organization's culture. It indicates the degree to which employees are encouraged to be innovative and take risks.

Describe the various situations under which culture acts as a liability.

Describe the three stages involved in the process of socialization.

Which of the following is not an example of stories?

Which of the following is not a message conveyed by material symbols?

The process of socialization consists of three stages. Which of the following is one of these three stages?

In the socialization process, the period of learning that occurs before a new employee joins an organization is termed the encounter stage.

Consistency of behavior is an asset to an organization when the organization ________.

A strong culture tends to reduce employee turnover.