Question 1

An adhocracy culture:

Accepted Answer

A)  has an internal focus. 
B)  is very employee focused. 
C)  fosters the creation of innovative products and services by being adaptable. 
D)  relies on centralized power and authority. 
E)  is driven by competition and a strong desire to deliver results and accomplish goals. 
A)  has an internal focus. 
B)  is very employee focused. 
C)  fosters the creation of innovative products and services by being adaptable. 
D)  relies on centralized power and authority. 
E)  is driven by competition and a strong desire to deliver results and accomplish goals.

Question 2

Divestiture is the denial and stripping away of the newcomer's existing sense of self and the reconstruction of self in the organization's image.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is true of mentoring new employees within an organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mentoring is an important tool for organizational socialization,but has no impact on the employee's career prospects. 
B)  Developers refrain from connecting with protégés on a social footing in order to maintain neutrality. 
C)  Mentoring relationships are typically short-lived,lasting only until the employee has been socialized into his or her role. 
D)  Developers concentrate on developing protégés' task-related skills and providing career support. 
E)  Mentoring provides protégés with psychological and social support as well as providing job-related training. 
A)  Mentoring is an important tool for organizational socialization,but has no impact on the employee's career prospects. 
B)  Developers refrain from connecting with protégés on a social footing in order to maintain neutrality. 
C)  Mentoring relationships are typically short-lived,lasting only until the employee has been socialized into his or her role. 
D)  Developers concentrate on developing protégés' task-related skills and providing career support. 
E)  Mentoring provides protégés with psychological and social support as well as providing job-related training.

Question 4

Differentiate between formal and informal socialization techniques.

Accepted Answer

Formal socialization is the practice of

Question 5

Tom's of Maine is a company which produces all-natural toothpastes,soaps,and other hygiene products.According to the company statement of beliefs,they aim to provide their employees with "a safe and fulfilling environment and an opportunity to grow and learn." Which of the following types of organizational culture has Tom's of Maine adopted?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clan culture 
B)  Adhocracy culture 
C)  Market culture 
D)  Hierarchy culture 
E)  Passive culture 
A)  Clan culture 
B)  Adhocracy culture 
C)  Market culture 
D)  Hierarchy culture 
E)  Passive culture

Question 6

Which of the following is a typical feature of an organization that has a clan culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  It values employee consensus and job satisfaction. 
B)  It has an external rather than an internal focus. 
C)  It prefers to maintain stability instead of adopting flexible methods of working. 
D)  It discourages employee collaboration in favour of top-down management. 
E)  It relies on centralized power and authority. 
A)  It values employee consensus and job satisfaction. 
B)  It has an external rather than an internal focus. 
C)  It prefers to maintain stability instead of adopting flexible methods of working. 
D)  It discourages employee collaboration in favour of top-down management. 
E)  It relies on centralized power and authority.

Question 7

A(n)_____ developmental network is composed of a few weak ties from one social system,such as an employer or professional association.

Accepted Answer

A)  receptive 
B)  traditional 
C)  opportunistic 
D)  entrepreneurial 
E)  oppositional 
A)  receptive 
B)  traditional 
C)  opportunistic 
D)  entrepreneurial 
E)  oppositional

Question 8

Describe Daniel Feldman's three-phase model of organizational socialization.

Accepted Answer

Organizational behavior researcher Danie

Question 9

_____ represent the explicitly stated values and norms that are preferred by an organization.

Accepted Answer

A)  Artifacts 
B)  Espoused values 
C)  Enacted values 
D)  Basic assumptions 
E)  Beliefs 
A)  Artifacts 
B)  Espoused values 
C)  Enacted values 
D)  Basic assumptions 
E)  Beliefs

Question 10

Organizational culture will not change in a significant way unless managers are able to change basic underlying assumptions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

State the four functions of organizational culture.

Accepted Answer

The four functions of organizational cul

Question 12

According to Kathy Kram,the two general functions that mentoring accomplishes are:

Accepted Answer

A)  career functions and psychosocial functions. 
B)  psychological development and social development. 
C)  socialization and radicalization. 
D)  behavioral development and skills development. 
E)  investiture functions and disjunctive functions. 
A)  career functions and psychosocial functions. 
B)  psychological development and social development. 
C)  socialization and radicalization. 
D)  behavioral development and skills development. 
E)  investiture functions and disjunctive functions.

Question 13

The dimensions on which the Competing Values Framework bases its classifications of organizations are:

Accepted Answer

A)  profit/non-profit and horizontal/vertical. 
B)  positivity/negativity and employer-focused/employee-focused. 
C)  flexibility/stability and internality/externality. 
D)  top-down/bottom-up and investiture/divestiture. 
E)  serial/disjunctive and formal/informal. 
A)  profit/non-profit and horizontal/vertical. 
B)  positivity/negativity and employer-focused/employee-focused. 
C)  flexibility/stability and internality/externality. 
D)  top-down/bottom-up and investiture/divestiture. 
E)  serial/disjunctive and formal/informal.

Question 14

How does mentoring help to embed an organization's culture among employees?

Accepted Answer

Mentoring is defined as the process of f

Question 15

Which of the following types of culture has an internal focus and values stability?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clan 
B)  Passive 
C)  Adhocracy 
D)  Hierarchy 
E)  Market 
A)  Clan 
B)  Passive 
C)  Adhocracy 
D)  Hierarchy 
E)  Market

Question 16

Which of the following reflects the extent to which the work environment is perceived as positive and reinforcing,and conflict and change are managed effectively?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social system stability 
B)  Organizational identity 
C)  Investiture socialization 
D)  Disjunctive socialization 
E)  Diversity of developmental relationships 
A)  Social system stability 
B)  Organizational identity 
C)  Investiture socialization 
D)  Disjunctive socialization 
E)  Diversity of developmental relationships

Question 17

Which of the following is a behavioral outcome expected once an outsider becomes a socialized insider within an organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Identification with the organization 
B)  Internal motivation to work 
C)  High job satisfaction 
D)  Performance of role assignments 
E)  Frequent job hopping 
A)  Identification with the organization 
B)  Internal motivation to work 
C)  High job satisfaction 
D)  Performance of role assignments 
E)  Frequent job hopping

Question 18

Explain the importance of observable artifacts in an organization's culture.

Accepted Answer

At the more visible level,culture repres

Question 19

Which of the following is an affective outcome expected once an outsider becomes a socialized insider within an organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Remaining with the organization 
B)  Spontaneously innovating and cooperating 
C)  Performing role assignments 
D)  Exhibiting high job involvement 
E)  Carrying out tasks independently 
A)  Remaining with the organization 
B)  Spontaneously innovating and cooperating 
C)  Performing role assignments 
D)  Exhibiting high job involvement 
E)  Carrying out tasks independently

Question 20

The essential factor in maintaining social stability in an organization is:

Accepted Answer

A)  managing conflict and change in the organization. 
B)  encouraging social networking among employees. 
C)  increasing the gap between espoused and enacted values. 
D)  instituting performance-based incentives. 
E)  developing a clan culture rather than a market culture. 
A)  managing conflict and change in the organization. 
B)  encouraging social networking among employees. 
C)  increasing the gap between espoused and enacted values. 
D)  instituting performance-based incentives. 
E)  developing a clan culture rather than a market culture.

An adhocracy culture:

Divestiture is the denial and stripping away of the newcomer's existing sense of self and the reconstruction of self in the organization's image.

Which of the following is true of mentoring new employees within an organization?

Differentiate between formal and informal socialization techniques.

Which of the following is a typical feature of an organization that has a clan culture?

A(n)_____ developmental network is composed of a few weak ties from one social system,such as an employer or professional association.

Describe Daniel Feldman's three-phase model of organizational socialization.

_____ represent the explicitly stated values and norms that are preferred by an organization.

Organizational culture will not change in a significant way unless managers are able to change basic underlying assumptions.

State the four functions of organizational culture.

According to Kathy Kram,the two general functions that mentoring accomplishes are:

The dimensions on which the Competing Values Framework bases its classifications of organizations are:

How does mentoring help to embed an organization's culture among employees?

Which of the following types of culture has an internal focus and values stability?

Which of the following reflects the extent to which the work environment is perceived as positive and reinforcing,and conflict and change are managed effectively?

Which of the following is a behavioral outcome expected once an outsider becomes a socialized insider within an organization?

Explain the importance of observable artifacts in an organization's culture.

Which of the following is an affective outcome expected once an outsider becomes a socialized insider within an organization?

The essential factor in maintaining social stability in an organization is:

Needed: People-Centered Managers and Workplaces

Developing Global Managers

Understanding Social Perception and Managing Diversity

Appreciating Individual Differences: Intelligence, ability, personality, core Self-Evaluations, attitudes, and Emotions

Motivation I: Needs, Job Design, and Satisfaction

Motivation Ii: Equity, Expectancy, and Goal Setting

Improving Performance With Feedback, Rewards, and Positive Reinforcement

Effective Groups and Teams

Making Decisions

Managing Conflict and Negotiating

Communicating in the Digital Age

Influence, Power, and Politics: an Organizational Survival Kit

Leadership

Designing Effective Organizations

Managing Change and Organizational Learning

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Exam 2: Organizational Culture, Socialization, and Mentoring

An adhocracy culture:

Divestiture is the denial and stripping away of the newcomer's existing sense of self and the reconstruction of self in the organization's image.

Which of the following is true of mentoring new employees within an organization?

Differentiate between formal and informal socialization techniques.

Which of the following is a typical feature of an organization that has a clan culture?

A(n)_____ developmental network is composed of a few weak ties from one social system,such as an employer or professional association.

Describe Daniel Feldman's three-phase model of organizational socialization.

_____ represent the explicitly stated values and norms that are preferred by an organization.

Organizational culture will not change in a significant way unless managers are able to change basic underlying assumptions.

State the four functions of organizational culture.

According to Kathy Kram,the two general functions that mentoring accomplishes are:

The dimensions on which the Competing Values Framework bases its classifications of organizations are:

How does mentoring help to embed an organization's culture among employees?

Which of the following types of culture has an internal focus and values stability?

Which of the following reflects the extent to which the work environment is perceived as positive and reinforcing,and conflict and change are managed effectively?

Which of the following is a behavioral outcome expected once an outsider becomes a socialized insider within an organization?

Explain the importance of observable artifacts in an organization's culture.

Which of the following is an affective outcome expected once an outsider becomes a socialized insider within an organization?

The essential factor in maintaining social stability in an organization is:

Needed: People-Centered Managers and Workplaces

Developing Global Managers

Understanding Social Perception and Managing Diversity

Appreciating Individual Differences: Intelligence, ability, personality, core Self-Evaluations, attitudes, and Emotions

Motivation I: Needs, Job Design, and Satisfaction

Motivation Ii: Equity, Expectancy, and Goal Setting

Improving Performance With Feedback, Rewards, and Positive Reinforcement

Effective Groups and Teams

Making Decisions

Managing Conflict and Negotiating

Communicating in the Digital Age

Influence, Power, and Politics: an Organizational Survival Kit

Leadership

Designing Effective Organizations

Managing Change and Organizational Learning

Filters