Question 1

If an organization has an adaptive culture,it likely has:

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A)  employees with a strong sense of ownership over the company's success.
B)  a culture that emphasizes dozens of values at the same time.
C)  an external focus on the needs of customers and other stakeholders.
D)  all of these are characteristics of adaptive cultures.
E)  employees with a strong sense of ownership AND an external focus on stakeholder needs.

Question 2

A recent meeting of human resources staff and sales managers was held to discuss new recruiting literature and other activities for job applicants.Human resources people suggested that some of the recruiting literature was overly positive and ignored some of the less desirable conditions of work,such as long work hours and extensive travel.They point out that exit interviews (meetings with employees who are about to leave the company)reveal that employees experience stress during these adjustments and are wary about company promises.The sales management team responded that they need the positive recruitment process because there aren't enough qualified applicants in the area and these brochures ensure that enough people apply for the job.Moreover,they doubt that new employees blame the company for failing to mention the negative conditions of work--they should have thought about asking these questions as applicants.Use your knowledge of realistic job previews to comment on the information presented in this meeting.

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The human resources group is basically s...

Question 3

Co-workers are important organizational socialization agents.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Organizational culture defines what is important and unimportant in the company and,consequently,directs everyone in the organization toward the "right way" of doing things.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Organizational culture consists of the values and assumptions shared within an organization.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Organizational culture can sometimes be reshaped by applying transformational leadership and organizational change practices.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

As an organization's culture becomes very strong,it:

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A)  becomes more misaligned with its external environment.
B)  becomes more effective in the marketplace.
C)  makes employees less committed to the organization.
D)  causes various subcultures in the organization to also become stronger.
E)  tends to suppress dissenting subcultural values.

Question 8

A strong corporate culture bonds employees together and makes them feel part of the organization.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of these statements about shared assumptions is FALSE?

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A)  Shared assumptions are unconscious taken-for granted perceptions or beliefs.
B)  Shared assumptions are so deeply embedded they probably cannot be discovered by surveying employees.
C)  Shared assumptions include shared enacted values.
D)  Shared assumptions are revealed through corporate value statements.
E)  All of the above are correct.

Question 10

Which of these statements about organizational stories is FALSE?

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A)  Organizational stories are most effective at communicating organizational culture when employees believe the stories are true.
B)  Stories communicate organizational culture if they describe positive events,whereas they undermine organizational culture if they describe negative events.
C)  Organizational stories provide human realism to individual performance standards.
D)  Stories are most effective at communicating organizational culture when they describe real events with real people.
E)  Organizational stories communicate culture because they provide role models to demonstrate that organizational objectives are attainable.

Question 11

In order to be effective,organizational stories must describe real people and recount true past events.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Adaptive cultures focus employees on the changing needs of customers and other stakeholders and support initiative and leadership to keep pace with these changes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Acme Corp.is planning to acquire Beta Corp.,which operates in a different industry.Acme's culture is entrepreneurial and fast paced,whereas Beta employees value slow,deliberate decision making by consensus.Which merger strategy would you recommend to minimize culture shock when Acme acquires Beta? Explain your answer.

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Question 14

Reality shock occurs when you perceive a discrepancy between your pre-employment expectations and on-the-job reality.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The assumptions and values shared most widely by employees represent:

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A)  the organization's dominant culture.
B)  the organization's deculturation process.
C)  the organization's counterculture.
D)  artifacts held mainly by senior executives in the organization.
E)  organizational rituals.

Question 16

Moving the company or business unit into a new office that reflects a different culture is an application of which strategy to change and strengthen organizational culture?

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A)  Aligning artifacts.
B)  Tranformational culture.
C)  geographical transformation.
D)  Situational transformation.
E)  Transforming artifacts.

Question 17

Organizational culture serves what purpose in organizations?

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A)  It is a deeply embedded form of social control.
B)  It bonds employees together and makes them feel part of the organizational experience.
C)  It helps employees to understand organizational events.
D)  It does all of these things.
E)  It does none of these things.

Question 18

The three stages of organizational socialization are psychological contract,confirmation,and role management.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Values represent an important invisible part of an organization's culture.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Organizations that tolerate or encourage subcultures with dissenting values:

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A)  usually go quickly out of business.
B)  usually build stronger cultures to counteract those dissenting values.
C)  may eventually use those dissenting values to build a new set of dominant values in the future.
D)  do not have any corporate culture.
E)  None of these statements is accurate.

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Co-workers are important organizational socialization agents.

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A strong corporate culture bonds employees together and makes them feel part of the organization.

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Organizational culture consists of the values and assumptions shared within an organization.

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Reality shock occurs when you perceive a discrepancy between your pre-employment expectations and on-the-job reality.

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In order to be effective,organizational stories must describe real people and recount true past events.

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Values represent an important invisible part of an organization's culture.

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Organizational culture can sometimes be reshaped by applying transformational leadership and organizational change practices.

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Organizations that tolerate or encourage subcultures with dissenting values:

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