What is true about organizationalculture?

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a.

Organizational culture is uniform

b.

Organizational culture can be strong or weak.

c.

Organization culture is stable

d.

Organizational culture evaluates characteristics of a firm.

e.

Organizational culture is the same as formalization.

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Which method of learning about anorganization's culture typically include narratives about the organization's founders, reactions to pastmistakes and reductions in workforce.

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a.

Rituals

b.

Stories

c.

Formal training

d.

Symbols

e.

Language

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Which characteristic of organizational culture relates to the degree to which management decisions consider how outcomes impactemployees?

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a.

Team orientation

b.

Aggressiveness

c.

Innovation and risk taking

d.

Stability

e.

People orientation

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Which of the following statements is true regarding anorganization's culture?

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a.

A dominant culture expresses the core values shared by a majority of theorganization's members

b.

Large organizations rarely have subcultures.

c.

A weak culture reduces employee turnover.

d.

Dominant cultures and subcultures rarely share any core values.

e.

Organizational culture is evaluative rather than descriptive.

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In what situation best describes when culture is aliability?

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a.

When the shared valuesdon't agree with those that further theorganization's effectiveness

b.

When the organization is centralized

c.

When the environment is static

d.

When management has little experience

e.

When communication is efficient

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The functions of culture include all of the following except:

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a.

it defines the rules of the game

b.

it formulates detailed plans, creates organizaion structures and oversees day to day operations

c.

it is the social glue that helps hold the organization together by providing standards for what employees should say and do.

d.

it is a control mechanism that guides and shapes employee attitudes and behaviour

e.

it facilitates commitment to something larger than self-interest

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At IDEO the core values of management are intensely held and widely shared demonstrating its culture is:

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a.

high in stability

b.

strong.

c.

high in outcome orientation.

d.

bureaucratic.

e.

organic.

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IDEO is a creative design company. The design teams are experts in a design process called the Deep Dive. This cultural characteristic is an exampleof:

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a.

High people orientation

b.

Low outcome orientation

c.

High outcome orientation

d.

High attention to detail

e.

Low stability

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In terms of anorganization's culture, the size of executive offices and the types of cars top executives are given by the company are examples of________.

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a.

symbols

b.

stories

c.

rituals

d.

corporate philosophy

e.

visual language

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In what type of organizations do subcultures tend todevelop?

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a.

Large organizations

b.

Organizations with a weak culture

c.

Newer organizations

d.

Older or established organizations

e.

Small organizations

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According to recent news reports, it is reported that the RCMP has questionable behaviours and habits in the organization that have gone unquestioned for years. This is best described as an example of

Select one:

a.

Organizational climate

b.

Corporate culture

c.

Organizational development

d.

Organizational culture

e.

institutionalization

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IDEO is a creative design company. Management's perspective that 'everyone is equal' is best represented by the cultural characteristic that is:

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a.

High team orientation

b.

High stability

c.

High outcome orientation

d.

High people orientation

e.

High innovation

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Walmart's daily company chant, initiated by the company's founder, is an example of ____________ to teach new employees about Walmart's culture?

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a.

Symbols

b.

Formal training

c.

Rituals

d.

Stories

e.

Language

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Suntech is a computer software company that employs highly intelligent but somewhat unusual people. Every Friday is lollipop day and free lollipops are given out to encourage employees to remember how creative they were when they were children. Lollipop day is best described as an example ofa cultural:

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a.

selection practice

b.

language

c.

symbol

d.

story

e.

ritual

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Which characteristic of organizational culture relates to the degree to which employees are expected to beprecise?

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a.

Outcome orientation

b.

Stability

c.

Aggressiveness

d.

Attention to detail

e.

People orientation

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What is the original source of culture in anorganization?

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a.

The founders

b.

The environment

c.

The executive team

d.

The culture of the local community

e.

The board of directors

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The president at IDEO indicates that he will hire people who he knows will not listen to him. This statement clearly represents the organization's culture characteristic of :

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a.

Low stability

b.

High stability

c.

High innovation

d.

Low outcome orientation

e.

High people orientation

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Which of the following statements is true regarding the establishment of the organizational culture and its effects on theorganization?

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a.

The trend toward decentralized organizations makes it is easier to establish a strong culture.

b.

Strong cultures reduce the stability of the social system in an organization.

c.

Culture acts as a control mechanism and guides the behaviour of employees.

d.

Employees organized in teams always show greater allegiance to the values of the organization as a whole than to their team and its values.

e.

In a virtualorganization, a strong culture can be established quickly and easily.

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n the current realitly of the virtual workplace, why is it difficult in a virtual organization to create a strongculture?

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a.

Virtual organizations are too large in size to create a strong culture.

b.

Too much bureaucracy exists in most virtual organizations.

c.

Virtual organizations are diverse and employees tend to have very different beliefs.

d.

Employees of virtual organizations experience littleface-to-face contact.

e.

The statement is nottrue; virtual organizations are easily able to create strong cultures.

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Which characteristic of culture describes whether an organization is open to change or maintains the statusquo?

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a.

People orientation

b.

Attention to detail

c.

Outcome orientation

d.

Stability

e.

Aggressiveness

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Which of the following is a signal of a company having a strongculture?

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a.

Widely shared values

b.

Lower efficiency levels

c.

High rates of turnover

d.

Lower profitability

e.

Great variance in the belief of company values

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Which of the following is true about the function of cultures in anorganization?

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a.

Culture rarely impacts employee attitudes and behaviours.

b.

Culture decreases the staility of the social system in an organization.

c.

Culture conveys a sense of identity for organization members.

d.

Culture increases commitment toone's self-interests.

e.

Culture tends to make all organizations seem the same.

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At IDEO the president is proud of the organization's symbols. One of the symbols he is most proud of is the

Select one:

a.

stuffed owl that represents their wisdom and intelligence.

b.

office dog that provides companionship and pet therapy.

c.

DC3 airplane wing.

d.

superhero shield displayed in the front office.

e.

company mascot.

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Why is employee turnover reduced in organizations with a strongculture?

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a.

Strong cultures result in excellent communication skills

b.

Strong cultures focus on employeewell-being.

c.

Strong cultures result in loyalty and organizational commitment.

d.

Strong cultures are outcome oriented.

e.

Strong cultures often feature narrow spans of control.

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Which characteristic of organizational culture relates to how much management focuses on results rather than on the methods used to achieveresults?

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a.

People orientation

b.

Aggressiveness

c.

Innovation and risk taking

d.

Stability

e.

Outcome orientation

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