Practice Questions, Answers & Key Concepts for Exam Review
1. Culture features the following characteristics EXCEPT .: managerialorientation
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2. A(n) cultureexpressesthecorevaluesamajorityofmembers
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shareandthatgiveanorganizationitsdistinctpersonality.:dominant
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3. Thereareseveralprimarycharacteristicsthatcapturetheessenceofan
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organization'sculture.Thecharacteristicthatdealswiththedegreetowhich
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organizationalactivitiesemphasizemaintainingthestatusquoincontrastto
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growth is
c .:stability c c c
4. Itwouldbeaccuratetostatethatitisthe"sharedmeaning"aspectofculture that
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makesitsuchapotentdeviceforguidingandshapingbehaviour,both within
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organizationsandpersonally.:True
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5. Thesocialgluethathelpsholdanorganizationtogetherbyprovidingap-
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propriatestandardsforwhatemployeesshouldsayanddoisknownas
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.: culture c
6. influences the habits people adopt.: Climate c c c c c
7. Anorganizationwishingtoreduceworkplacebullyingcouldpromoteallthe
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following climates EXCEPT
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8. Cultureis a liability in which of the following situations?: Theorganization'senviron-
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mentisundergoingrapidchange.
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9. The ultimate source of an organization's culture is
c .:thefounders c c c c c c c c c
10. When an organization succeeds, the founders' c becomes c c c c c
embedded in the culture.: personality
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11. Therearethreeforceshighlightedinthischapterthatplayanimportant rolein
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sustainingaculture.Thesethreeforcesare(1)theactionsoftop management,
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(2) socialization methods, and (3)
c c .: selection practices c c c c c c
12. anchorthepresentinthepastandprovideexplanationsand c c c c c c c c c
legitimacyforcurrentpractices.Anexamplewouldbehowpeopleliketotalk about
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thetimewhenDavidRadler,Hollinger'spresidentandCOO,interrupted alocal
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Canadianpublisher'spresentationonthepaper'smissionstatement andheld
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upabillfromhiswalletandpronouncedthat"fromnowon,thisis tobethe
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mission.":Stories
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13. Thenewsalesmanagerviewedherofficewithdismay.Itwassmall,hadonly one
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