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

What is a characteristic of a weak organization culture?

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

What is important for creating a sustainability culture?

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

What is a source of organizational culture?

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

What is a way of organizational culture transmission to employees?

<p>Stories (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of a strong sustainability culture?

<p>Provide protective mechanisms (C)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of a strong organization culture?

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

What is important for creating a positive organizational culture?

<p>Connect to your purpose and values (D)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

What is a major factor signaling a negative organizational culture?

<p>Barriers to diversity (B)</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 (A)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can be a barrier to change in organizational culture?

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

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

<p>Team orientation (D)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>High (B)</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 (C)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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