4. Some who study it define organizational culture as:

A. How supportive the organization is of the visual and performing arts

B. The morale and general optimism of those who work in the organization

C. Documentation of how well managers and employees get along

D. The shared meanings, common values, and norms of group members

E. How interconnected and networked the internal publics are

5. Which of the following dimensions of culture is likely to affect the relationship between supervisors and employees, a concern of internal communication?

A. Masculinity Because most public relations practitioner today are women

B. Power-distance Because this dimension deals with equality and hierarchy in interpersonal relationships

C. Confucian dynamic Because supervisors are like teachers, and Confucius was the best teacher non-Western history

D. Uncertainty avoidance Because internal communication is designed to reduce the uncertainties that employees feel about their jobs

E. Individualism Because public relations practitioners need to deal with employees are individual stakeholders, not as an organizational public

6. You are the public relations practitioner charged with encouraging all organizational employees to participate in the companys recycling program. To do this, you create a campaign slogan: Recycle for us; recycle for Earth. This slogan is likely to resonate in what type of organizational culture?

A. High Masculinity Because men tend to recycle more than women

B. Low Masculinity Because this kind of culture rewards nurturing and cooperation

C. High Individualism Because you need specific individuals to engage in the desired behavior of recycling

D. Low Individualism Because the slogan is appealing to the collective us and the Earth.

E. Both B and D are organizational cultures in which this slogan would resonate