Larry Inks BUSMHR 3200 Exam 3
Questions and Answers Graded A+
Organizational Culture - Correct answer-The set of shared, taken-for-granted
implicit assumptions that a group holds and that determines how it perceives,
thinks about, and reacts to its various environments
The values shared by associates in an organization
What it's like to be a member of this organization
"The extent to which you like to come into work"
Strong culture = everyone has shared feelings/consistency
Weak culture = Peoples' feelings are all over the place or negative
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,Primary functions of culture - Correct answer-1. give members an organizational
identity (sense of belonging, how to behave, how to treat others)
2. Facilitate collective commitment (shared purpose, objectives, goal-based
behavior)
3. Promote social system stability (systems/processes for dealing with change,
managing conflict)
4. Promote understanding of the organization (shapes behavior and allows
everyone to have a "clean line of sight" between what they do and business
goals/success)
Values and culture - Correct answer-Values are a fundamental part of culture
values drive attributes, attributes drive behavior
values change slowly unless something dramatic happens within the organization
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,five primary characteristics of values - Correct answer-1. broad concepts or beliefs
2. relate to the desirable end-states, behaviors, situations
3. apply across most/all situations
4. influence attitudes and behaviors
5. can be ordered by relative importance
Espoused values - Correct answer-the values that the organization states that it
believes (usually in their mission statement or presentations)
the "desired"
Enacted values - Correct answer-the values that the organization members perceive
to be valued by the organization
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, the "reality"
Espoused vs. Enacted Values - Correct answer-The greater the difference, the
greater likelihood that there is dissatisfaction, cultural problems, etc
Big difference = big problems
Organizations and leaders need to "walk the walk" not just "talk the talk"
"the perfect fit" is when what they say = what they do = what I see
Assessing culture - Correct answer-trying to see how well an organization is doing
based off their culture
used a lot with staffing to test if an individual would fit in with the culture
Good cultural fit - Correct answer-Higher internal commitment to the organization
Lower absenteeism/turnover
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Questions and Answers Graded A+
Organizational Culture - Correct answer-The set of shared, taken-for-granted
implicit assumptions that a group holds and that determines how it perceives,
thinks about, and reacts to its various environments
The values shared by associates in an organization
What it's like to be a member of this organization
"The extent to which you like to come into work"
Strong culture = everyone has shared feelings/consistency
Weak culture = Peoples' feelings are all over the place or negative
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,Primary functions of culture - Correct answer-1. give members an organizational
identity (sense of belonging, how to behave, how to treat others)
2. Facilitate collective commitment (shared purpose, objectives, goal-based
behavior)
3. Promote social system stability (systems/processes for dealing with change,
managing conflict)
4. Promote understanding of the organization (shapes behavior and allows
everyone to have a "clean line of sight" between what they do and business
goals/success)
Values and culture - Correct answer-Values are a fundamental part of culture
values drive attributes, attributes drive behavior
values change slowly unless something dramatic happens within the organization
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,five primary characteristics of values - Correct answer-1. broad concepts or beliefs
2. relate to the desirable end-states, behaviors, situations
3. apply across most/all situations
4. influence attitudes and behaviors
5. can be ordered by relative importance
Espoused values - Correct answer-the values that the organization states that it
believes (usually in their mission statement or presentations)
the "desired"
Enacted values - Correct answer-the values that the organization members perceive
to be valued by the organization
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, the "reality"
Espoused vs. Enacted Values - Correct answer-The greater the difference, the
greater likelihood that there is dissatisfaction, cultural problems, etc
Big difference = big problems
Organizations and leaders need to "walk the walk" not just "talk the talk"
"the perfect fit" is when what they say = what they do = what I see
Assessing culture - Correct answer-trying to see how well an organization is doing
based off their culture
used a lot with staffing to test if an individual would fit in with the culture
Good cultural fit - Correct answer-Higher internal commitment to the organization
Lower absenteeism/turnover
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