Question 1

At Modern Tech,managers start every week with a two-hour meeting focusing on goals for that week and open communication between team members in their department and ways to achieve the goals.This routine describes which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  A ritual
B)  A story
C)  Its value
D)  Its language
E)  A symbolF) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

What processes can be used to keep the culture strong? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Two processes: ASA framework and sociali...

Question 3

Which of the following supply the primary means of transmitting an organization's culture to its workforce?

Accepted Answer

A)  Underlying assumptions
B)  Artifacts
C)  Espoused values
D)  Competitive response
E)  Safety cultureF) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

Which of the following represents an advantage of a strong culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Makes merging with another organization more difficult.
B)  Makes adapting to the environment more difficult.
C)  Can be "too much of a good thing" if it creates extreme behaviors.
D)  Allows employees to identify themselves in the organization.
E)  Attracts and retains similar kinds of employees.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

_____ is the degree to which an individual's personality and values match the culture of an organization.

Accepted Answer

A)  ASA framework
B)  Person-organization fit
C)  Socialization
D)  Mentoring
E)  CoachingF) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 6

Person-organization fit has a _____ effect on performance.

Accepted Answer

A)  strong positive
B)  strong negative
C)  moderate positive
D)  moderate negative
E)  weak positiveF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 7

Adoption of the spoken and unspoken goals and values of the organization is represented in which of the following dimensions addressed in the socialization effort?

Accepted Answer

A)  Language
B)  Performance proficiency
C)  People
D)  History
E)  Goals and valuesF) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

At Kimon Corporation,employees are distant and disconnected from one another.Based on this,the organizational culture at Kimon can be described as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Communal
B)  Mercenary
C)  Networked
D)  Fragmented
E)  CollectiveF) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 9

Research shows that person-organization fit has a weak positive effect on commitment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Successful and satisfying relationships with organizational members are represented in which of the following dimensions addressed in the socialization effort?

Accepted Answer

A)  Language
B)  Performance proficiency
C)  People
D)  History
E)  PoliticsF) C) and D)
G) A) and D) C

Question 11

Which of the following consists of anecdotes,accounts,legends,and myths that are passed down from cohort to cohort within an organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rituals
B)  Stories
C)  Values
D)  Language
E)  SymbolsF) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 12

The published mission statement at Disney is an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Espoused values
B)  Stories
C)  Basic underlying assumptions
D)  Rituals
E)  Observable artifactsF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

Organizations that have cultures in which employees think alike but are not friendly to one another can be considered communal cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following represent the deepest and least observable part of a culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Espoused values
B)  Stories
C)  Basic underlying assumptions
D)  Rituals
E)  Observable artifactsF) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

Formal events generally performed in front of an audience of organizational members are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  rituals.
B)  stories.
C)  ceremonies.
D)  language.
E)  symbols.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 16

ABC International recently published its vision statement.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  observable artifacts.
B)  stories.
C)  basic underlying assumptions.
D)  rituals.
E)  espoused values.F) None of the above
G) A) and D) E

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of a strong culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Makes merging with another organization more difficult.
B)  Allows employees to identify themselves in the organization.
C)  Can be "too much of a good thing" if it creates extreme behaviors.
D)  Makes adapting to the environment more difficult.
E)  Attracts and retains similar kinds of employees.F) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 18

Which of the following holds that potential employees will be attracted to organizations whose cultures match their own personality,organizations will weed out the potential misfits,and the remaining misfits will leave because of being unhappy or ineffective?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mentoring
B)  Countercultures
C)  ASA framework
D)  Socialization
E)  AcculturationF) None of the above
G) C) and D) C

Question 19

_____ is the primary process by which employees learn the knowledge that enables them to understand and adapt to the organization's culture.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mentoring
B)  Countercultures
C)  ASA framework
D)  Socialization
E)  CoachingF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 20

_____ is the degree to which group members think and act alike,and _____ represents how friendly employees are to one another.

Accepted Answer

A)  Espoused values;basic underlying assumptions
B)  Solidarity;sociability
C)  Basic underlying assumptions;observable artifacts
D)  Sociability;solidarity
E)  Observable artifacts;espoused valuesF) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Exam 12: Organizational Culture

At Modern Tech,managers start every week with a two-hour meeting focusing on goals for that week and open communication between team members in their department and ways to achieve the goals.This routine describes which of the following?

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What processes can be used to keep the culture strong? Explain.

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Which of the following supply the primary means of transmitting an organization's culture to its workforce?

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Which of the following represents an advantage of a strong culture?

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_____ is the degree to which an individual's personality and values match the culture of an organization.

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Person-organization fit has a _____ effect on performance.

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Adoption of the spoken and unspoken goals and values of the organization is represented in which of the following dimensions addressed in the socialization effort?

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At Kimon Corporation,employees are distant and disconnected from one another.Based on this,the organizational culture at Kimon can be described as which of the following?

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Research shows that person-organization fit has a weak positive effect on commitment.

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Successful and satisfying relationships with organizational members are represented in which of the following dimensions addressed in the socialization effort?

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Which of the following consists of anecdotes,accounts,legends,and myths that are passed down from cohort to cohort within an organization?

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The published mission statement at Disney is an example of which of the following?

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Organizations that have cultures in which employees think alike but are not friendly to one another can be considered communal cultures.

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Which of the following represent the deepest and least observable part of a culture?

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Formal events generally performed in front of an audience of organizational members are called:

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ABC International recently published its vision statement.This is an example of:

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Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of a strong culture?

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Which of the following holds that potential employees will be attracted to organizations whose cultures match their own personality,organizations will weed out the potential misfits,and the remaining misfits will leave because of being unhappy or ineffective?

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_____ is the primary process by which employees learn the knowledge that enables them to understand and adapt to the organization's culture.

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_____ is the degree to which group members think and act alike,and _____ represents how friendly employees are to one another.

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