Cultures and the Workplace

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What is the primary role of a persuader or promoter in a workplace?

  • To ignore employees' recognition
  • To criticize employees' work
  • To push and inspire everyone to invest in their work (correct)
  • To create a negative atmosphere

What kind of reputation is created when a company has a healthy workplace culture?

  • Unknown reputation
  • Positive and prestigious reputation (correct)
  • Unstable reputation
  • Negative reputation

What is the outcome of recognizing and acknowledging employees' work?

  • Demotivation
  • Disinterest
  • Increased motivation (correct)
  • Devaluation

What kind of environment is created when a company has a healthy workplace culture?

<p>Enjoyable workplace environment (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an important asset for attracting talented people?

<p>Uplifting mission and atmosphere (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does an uplifting mission do to employees?

<p>Empowers them (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of having a positive and prestigious reputation?

<p>Ease in attracting talented people (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What kind of atmosphere is created when a company has a healthy workplace culture?

<p>Positive atmosphere (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of recognizing employees' work?

<p>To inspire them (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What kind of community is created when employees are empowered?

<p>Positive community (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Cultures and the Workplace

  • A positive work culture is essential for employees to thrive, affecting both their work and personal life.
  • Hierarchical, formal, liberal, egalitarian, individualist, collectivist, cautious, strict, open, and accepting are different types of cultures.

Importance of a Positive Work Culture

  • A flourishing work culture influences all aspects of a business and its people.
  • Reasons why a healthy work culture is important:
    • Better hiring choices: attracting and selecting employees who share the company's vision.
    • Employee happiness: a positive work culture directly impacts job satisfaction and happiness.
    • Employee retention: good work cultures provide stability, allowing employees to grow and reducing turnover.
    • Performance quality: a positive culture motivates employees to produce high-quality work.
    • Reputation: a healthy workplace culture creates a positive, prestigious reputation for the company and its employees.

Vocabulary

  • Select: choose
  • Be drawn to: be attracted to
  • Values: ethics
  • Like-minded: similar
  • Compatible: similar/matching
  • Satisfaction: happiness/enjoyment
  • Impacts: influences/has an effect on
  • Thriving: flourishing/prosperous
  • Stability: constancy/firmness
  • Talented: gifted
  • Grow: mature
  • Particular: specific
  • Due to: because of
  • High-quality: excellent
  • Motivator: persuader/promoter
  • Encourages: pushes/inspires
  • Recognize: identify/acknowledge
  • Creates: generates/provides
  • Positive: favorable/good
  • Environment: atmosphere
  • Asset: advantage/strength
  • Uplifting: inspiring/educational
  • Empowers: enhances/enables

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