Question 1

According to researcher Kathy Kram,which of these is a career function of mentoring?

Accepted Answer

A)  Friendship 
B)  Acceptance-and-confirmation 
C)  Coaching 
D)  Role modeling 
E)  Counseling 
A)  Friendship 
B)  Acceptance-and-confirmation 
C)  Coaching 
D)  Role modeling 
E)  Counseling

Question 2

Briefly describe the three layers of organizational culture.

Accepted Answer

The three fundamental layers of organiza

Question 3

Socialization research offers which of these practical guideline(s)for managing organizational socialization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Managers should implement a sink-or-swim approach to organizational socialization. 
B)  Managers play the least important role during the encounter phase,therefore,they should minimize their time allocation to this phase. 
C)  Proactive socialization behaviors have a negative impact on organizations. 
D)  Managers should pay attention to the socialization of diverse employees. 
E)  A serial socialization process should be used when a company has been newly started and all employees are newly hired. 
A)  Managers should implement a sink-or-swim approach to organizational socialization. 
B)  Managers play the least important role during the encounter phase,therefore,they should minimize their time allocation to this phase. 
C)  Proactive socialization behaviors have a negative impact on organizations. 
D)  Managers should pay attention to the socialization of diverse employees. 
E)  A serial socialization process should be used when a company has been newly started and all employees are newly hired.

Question 4

The process of organizational change always begins with the recruitment of new employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is a dimension of organizational culture used in the Competing Values Framework?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whether an organization follows a top-down or bottom-up approach to communication 
B)  Whether an organization focuses its efforts on internal dynamics or outward toward its external environment 
C)  Whether an organization uses investiture or divestiture to socialize new members into the organization 
D)  Whether an organization's main focus is on profit or it contributes to not-for-profit activities 
E)  Whether an organization's culture encourages formal or informal relationships between employers and employees 
A)  Whether an organization follows a top-down or bottom-up approach to communication 
B)  Whether an organization focuses its efforts on internal dynamics or outward toward its external environment 
C)  Whether an organization uses investiture or divestiture to socialize new members into the organization 
D)  Whether an organization's main focus is on profit or it contributes to not-for-profit activities 
E)  Whether an organization's culture encourages formal or informal relationships between employers and employees

Question 6

Which of the following statements about the Competing Values Framework is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a mechanism for judging between employees. 
B)  It is highly theoretical and impractical. 
C)  It is an approach for classifying organizational culture. 
D)  It does not take non-profit organizations into consideration. 
E)  It describes six different types of organizational culture. 
A)  It is a mechanism for judging between employees. 
B)  It is highly theoretical and impractical. 
C)  It is an approach for classifying organizational culture. 
D)  It does not take non-profit organizations into consideration. 
E)  It describes six different types of organizational culture.

Question 7

The reception area of Catwalk Inc.has a huge showcase displaying the various awards the company has won over the years.This is a representation of which of the following layers of the organizational culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Artifacts 
B)  Espoused values 
C)  Enacted values 
D)  Semantics 
E)  Mnemonics 
A)  Artifacts 
B)  Espoused values 
C)  Enacted values 
D)  Semantics 
E)  Mnemonics

Question 8

Which of the following company slogans most reflects the characteristics of a clan culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  You'll always find us one step ahead of the market. 
B)  Think outside the box.Dream it.Do it. 
C)  People are our greatest asset. 
D)  Precision plus consistence equals quality. 
E)  Putting customers first. 
A)  You'll always find us one step ahead of the market. 
B)  Think outside the box.Dream it.Do it. 
C)  People are our greatest asset. 
D)  Precision plus consistence equals quality. 
E)  Putting customers first.

Question 9

A(n)_____ culture has an external focus and values flexibility.

Accepted Answer

A)  clan 
B)  active 
C)  adhocracy 
D)  hierarchy 
E)  market 
A)  clan 
B)  active 
C)  adhocracy 
D)  hierarchy 
E)  market

Question 10

An organization with an external focus that values flexibility has a hierarchical culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

An adhocracy culture values flexibility and has an external focus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A clan culture can be identified by:

Accepted Answer

A)  internal focus and flexibility. 
B)  external focus and flexibility. 
C)  internal focus and control. 
D)  external focus and stability. 
E)  external focus and control. 
A)  internal focus and flexibility. 
B)  external focus and flexibility. 
C)  internal focus and control. 
D)  external focus and stability. 
E)  external focus and control.

Question 13

The basic method by which a clan culture achieves effectiveness is collaboration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The most visible level of an organization's culture is:

Accepted Answer

A)  espoused values. 
B)  assumptions. 
C)  ethics. 
D)  artifacts. 
E)  enacted values. 
A)  espoused values. 
B)  assumptions. 
C)  ethics. 
D)  artifacts. 
E)  enacted values.

Question 15

A(n)_____ network is associated with having weak ties with multiple developers from different social systems.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

The process by which employees learn an organization's values,norms,and required behaviors is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  radicalization. 
B)  institutionalization. 
C)  socialization. 
D)  dispensation. 
E)  solicitation. 
A)  radicalization. 
B)  institutionalization. 
C)  socialization. 
D)  dispensation. 
E)  solicitation.

Question 17

The _____ socialization tactic relies heavily on role models.

Accepted Answer

A)  individual 
B)  serial 
C)  informal 
D)  sequential 
E)  divestiture 
A)  individual 
B)  serial 
C)  informal 
D)  sequential 
E)  divestiture

Question 18

Distinguish between espoused values and enacted values.

Accepted Answer

Espoused values represent the explicitly

Question 19

Define organizational culture and state its characteristics.

Accepted Answer

Organizational culture is "the set of sh

Question 20

During the _____ phase of socialization,employees come to learn what the organization is really like.

Accepted Answer

A)  encounter 
B)  reciprocal 
C)  acquisition 
D)  anticipation 
E)  renewal 
A)  encounter 
B)  reciprocal 
C)  acquisition 
D)  anticipation 
E)  renewal

According to researcher Kathy Kram,which of these is a career function of mentoring?

Briefly describe the three layers of organizational culture.

Socialization research offers which of these practical guideline(s)for managing organizational socialization?

The process of organizational change always begins with the recruitment of new employees.

Which of the following is a dimension of organizational culture used in the Competing Values Framework?

Which of the following statements about the Competing Values Framework is true?

The reception area of Catwalk Inc.has a huge showcase displaying the various awards the company has won over the years.This is a representation of which of the following layers of the organizational culture?

Which of the following company slogans most reflects the characteristics of a clan culture?

A(n)_____ culture has an external focus and values flexibility.

An organization with an external focus that values flexibility has a hierarchical culture.

An adhocracy culture values flexibility and has an external focus.

A clan culture can be identified by:

The basic method by which a clan culture achieves effectiveness is collaboration.

The most visible level of an organization's culture is:

A(n)_____ network is associated with having weak ties with multiple developers from different social systems.

The process by which employees learn an organization's values,norms,and required behaviors is known as:

The _____ socialization tactic relies heavily on role models.

Distinguish between espoused values and enacted values.

Define organizational culture and state its characteristics.

During the _____ phase of socialization,employees come to learn what the organization is really like.

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

According to researcher Kathy Kram,which of these is a career function of mentoring?

Briefly describe the three layers of organizational culture.

Socialization research offers which of these practical guideline(s)for managing organizational socialization?

The process of organizational change always begins with the recruitment of new employees.

Which of the following is a dimension of organizational culture used in the Competing Values Framework?

Which of the following statements about the Competing Values Framework is true?

The reception area of Catwalk Inc.has a huge showcase displaying the various awards the company has won over the years.This is a representation of which of the following layers of the organizational culture?

Which of the following company slogans most reflects the characteristics of a clan culture?

A(n)_____ culture has an external focus and values flexibility.

An organization with an external focus that values flexibility has a hierarchical culture.

An adhocracy culture values flexibility and has an external focus.

A clan culture can be identified by:

The basic method by which a clan culture achieves effectiveness is collaboration.

The most visible level of an organization's culture is:

A(n)_____ network is associated with having weak ties with multiple developers from different social systems.

The process by which employees learn an organization's values,norms,and required behaviors is known as:

The _____ socialization tactic relies heavily on role models.

Distinguish between espoused values and enacted values.

Define organizational culture and state its characteristics.

During the _____ phase of socialization,employees come to learn what the organization is really like.

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