Organizational Culture & Environment - Chapter 13
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What is the focus of a strong organization culture?

  • Employees have little knowledge of company history or heroes
  • Conveys consistent messages about what is important (correct)
  • Coveys contradictory messages about what is important
  • Values are limited to few people-usually top Management
  • What is a key function of organizational culture?

  • Promote Social System Stability
  • Be creative and make it fun
  • Shape behavior by helping members make sense of their surroundings (correct)
  • Develop culture champions
  • What is essential for creating a culture of innovation?

  • Empower (correct)
  • Organizational Structures
  • Facilitate Collective Commitment
  • Synergize
  • What is important for creating a customer-responsive culture?

    <p>Hire Employees with strong interest in Serving Customers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of a weak organization culture?

    <p>Employees have little identification with culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is important for creating a sustainability culture?

    <p>Embed sustainability in decision-making processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a source of organizational culture?

    <p>Top management behaviour</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a way of organizational culture transmission to employees?

    <p>Stories</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of a strong sustainability culture?

    <p>Provide protective mechanisms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a function of control systems in organizational culture?

    <p>Shape behavior by helping members make sense of their surroundings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of a strong organization culture?

    <p>Strong connections between shared values and behaviors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is important for creating a positive organizational culture?

    <p>Connect to your purpose and values</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a reason for the growing interest in spirituality in the organizational context?

    <p>An increasing number of people are finding that pursuit of material acquisitions leaves them unfulfilled</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a potential negative impact of a strong organizational culture?

    <p>Increasing employee turnover rates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key implication for managers regarding organizational culture and employee performance?

    <p>Employees' performance depends on their knowing what to do and not do</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a major factor signaling a negative organizational culture?

    <p>Barriers to diversity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can spirituality do in the organizational context?

    <p>Counterbalance the pressures and stress of a turbulent pace of life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a potential implication of a strong organizational culture for managers?

    <p>Culture may have potentially dysfunctional aspects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can be a barrier to change in organizational culture?

    <p>Stability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a potential implication of organizational culture for employee satisfaction?

    <p>Team orientation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can managers do to effect change in organizational culture?

    <p>Involve top management and strategize a long-term plan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a potential impact of organizational culture on employee performance?

    <p>High</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should managers be aware of regarding their company’s organizational culture?

    <p>It may not be “transportable” to other countries</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key implication for managers regarding employees' performance and socialization?

    <p>Employees' performance depends on their knowing what to do and not do</p> Signup and view all the answers

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