Exam 15: Organisational Culture

The Young Woman's Club of Williamstown has been operating for 75 years as an organisation which supports women who stay at home.This group has always held classes in cooking,sewing,and child rearing.The group has always been made up of upper middle class women from the small town of Williamstown.As the area has grown,many people have moved to Williamstown and commute to Capital City,just 15 kilometres away. The culture of the Young Woman's Club will be a liability if:

There is limited research evidence that spirituality and profits may actually be compatible goals.

Serial socialisation is characterised by the use of role models.

________ are used to reinforce organisational values through repetitive activities.

________ are an organisation's way of describing how it was founded.

High formalisation in an organisation creates all of the following except:

The socialisation process is made up of three steps: pre-arrival,adjustment,and stabilisation.

What are the cultural characteristics that appear in spiritual organisations?

If there is a conflict between the individual's expectations and the organisation's expectations,the employee,in extreme cases,is most likely to be disillusioned and quit during which stage?

Species Specialties is a firm which specialises in sales of birds.Species has been in business for almost 60 years and has been run by members of the Spock family for its entire life.The firm not only places birds for adoption,but carefully screens families to ensure an appropriate match.Species has a reputation for refusing to sell a bird if the adopting family is deemed to be inappropriate. Species Specialties' culture creates acceptable modes of behaviour.

Nunya is a computer software company that employs highly intelligent,but somewhat unusual people.Every Friday,free lollipops are given out to encourage employees to remember how creative they were when they were children.At the beginning of each quarterly executive meeting,employees are reminded that the founders were three young people who "got lucky" and sold a video game that they invented.Employees are allowed to dress in blue jeans and can set their own working hours. Dressing down is an example of a:

The key characteristic of organisational culture which addresses the degree to which management decisions take into consideration the effect of outcomes on people within the organisation is termed:

When can culture be a liability?

A decentralised structure within a company makes the creation of a strong culture:

Masterson College is a small liberal arts women's college in New South Wales.The founders of the college were Mormons and were committed to the idea that a liberal arts education was the best preparation for life-long learning.Within the last two decades,the business department has become one of the larger departments on campus.The faculty of the business department are committed to liberal arts education but are also committed to finding employment for their graduates. The belief in a liberal arts education is part of the:

________ expresses the core values that are shared by a majority of the organisation's members.

An organisational culture most likely to shape high ethical standards is one that:

Although an organisation may enjoy a strong culture,its employee turnover rate will not be positively impacted.

When it comes to effectiveness,punishments are just as important to maintaining a positive organisational culture as rewards are.

Consistency of behaviour is an asset to an organisation when it faces: