CMN 212 EXAM 2 QUIZ AND FAQ'S ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026
How do researchers typically study organizational culture? - Answers The most common approach is
ethnography.
What are the 5 critical functions in group decision making? - Answers 1. group should have correct
understanding of the issues to be resolved
2. group should determine minimal characteristics required in order for any alternative to be
acceptable
3. group should identify a relevant and realistic set of alternatives
4. group should carefully examine alternatives in relation to previously agreed upon characteristic
5. group should select alternative that is most likely to have desired characteristics
How would the various approaches view decision-making? - Answers Classical- rational/logical
Human Relations- avenue of satisfaction for worker
Human Resources- valuable information/effective implementation
Systems- complex process/multiple stages
Cultural- set of practices that reflects values
Constitutive- interactive site how the organization is constituted
Critical- process where management can exert control
Feminist- seen as a way to enact feminist values
Within the critical approaches, what are the consequences of sequestering sexual harassment for
organizations and for the women sexually harassed? - Answers Excuses:
-It'll hurt the organization if you pursue a sexual harassment claim;
-Deny or disguise the problem by denying that the organization condones harassment
-Its just natural for men to be playful and do these things.
Sequestering sexual harassment enables the organization to continue on with business as usual
without having to deal with lawsuits or disciplining the harassers. For the women, it results in
disempowerment and, of course, the negative effects of the sexual harassment.
According to the readings, _____________ are interactional, contextual, episodic and improvisational.
Select one:
a. The sites of culture
b. The "core" assumptions of culture
c. Cultural performances
d. Schein's three levels of culture - Answers C. Cultural performances
According to the readings, the four key components of Deal and Kennedy's "strong cultures" are:
Select one:
a. Values, artifacts, heroes, and belief systems
b. Values, heroes, rites/rituals, and the cultural network
c. Heroes, rites/rituals, artifacts, and values
d. Artifacts, values, stories, and basic assumptions - Answers B. Values, héros, rites/rituals, and the
cultural network
According to the lesson, which of the following is (are) function(s) that cultures perform?
Select one:
a. They provide a shared frame of reference
b. They reduce uncertainty
c. They fulfill a need for community
d. All of the above
e. A and B - Answers D. All of the above
According to the lesson, which of the following is not an assumption of the prescriptive view of
culture?
Select one:
, a. Organizations can shape and define their cultures
b. The organization should cultivate a culture that makes it more effective
c. There may be multiple cultures and subcultures in an organization
d. All organizations have cultures in addition to other properties, such as structure, size, complexity,
etc.
e. Culture influences member behavior and organizational effectiveness - Answers C. There may be
multiple cultures and subcultures in an organization
According to the readings, the second level of Schein's model of culture is the "core" assumptions that
individuals in a group hold about the world and how it works.
Select one:
True
False - Answers False
According to the lesson, the emergent view of culture assumes that cultures grow slowly and
organically.
Select one:
True
False - Answers True
According to the lesson, cultures are assumed to be socially constructed because they are a product
of the activities, interpretations and interactions of the people within them.
Select one:
True
False - Answers True
According to the readings, Peters and Waterman, and Deal and Kennedy's conceptualizations of
culture are prescriptive.
Select one:
True
False - Answers True
According to the lesson, which view of organizational culture would assume it can be designed and
changed?
Select one:
a. The Emergent View
b. The Prescriptive View - Answers B. The prescriptive view
According to the lesson, a ritual is a repeated sequence of behaviors that is well understood by the
members of a culture and has a certain significance to them.
Select one:
True
False - Answers True
According to the readings, the concepts that are particularly important to the understanding of the
theory of concertive control are: control, discipline, and identification.
Select one:
True
False - Answers True
According to the readings, critical approaches to organizational communication have some of their
most important philosophical roots in the works of Karl Marx.
Select one:
True
False - Answers True
According to the readings, Robin Clair's (1993) research on the framing of sexual harassment
narratives by women indicates that:
How do researchers typically study organizational culture? - Answers The most common approach is
ethnography.
What are the 5 critical functions in group decision making? - Answers 1. group should have correct
understanding of the issues to be resolved
2. group should determine minimal characteristics required in order for any alternative to be
acceptable
3. group should identify a relevant and realistic set of alternatives
4. group should carefully examine alternatives in relation to previously agreed upon characteristic
5. group should select alternative that is most likely to have desired characteristics
How would the various approaches view decision-making? - Answers Classical- rational/logical
Human Relations- avenue of satisfaction for worker
Human Resources- valuable information/effective implementation
Systems- complex process/multiple stages
Cultural- set of practices that reflects values
Constitutive- interactive site how the organization is constituted
Critical- process where management can exert control
Feminist- seen as a way to enact feminist values
Within the critical approaches, what are the consequences of sequestering sexual harassment for
organizations and for the women sexually harassed? - Answers Excuses:
-It'll hurt the organization if you pursue a sexual harassment claim;
-Deny or disguise the problem by denying that the organization condones harassment
-Its just natural for men to be playful and do these things.
Sequestering sexual harassment enables the organization to continue on with business as usual
without having to deal with lawsuits or disciplining the harassers. For the women, it results in
disempowerment and, of course, the negative effects of the sexual harassment.
According to the readings, _____________ are interactional, contextual, episodic and improvisational.
Select one:
a. The sites of culture
b. The "core" assumptions of culture
c. Cultural performances
d. Schein's three levels of culture - Answers C. Cultural performances
According to the readings, the four key components of Deal and Kennedy's "strong cultures" are:
Select one:
a. Values, artifacts, heroes, and belief systems
b. Values, heroes, rites/rituals, and the cultural network
c. Heroes, rites/rituals, artifacts, and values
d. Artifacts, values, stories, and basic assumptions - Answers B. Values, héros, rites/rituals, and the
cultural network
According to the lesson, which of the following is (are) function(s) that cultures perform?
Select one:
a. They provide a shared frame of reference
b. They reduce uncertainty
c. They fulfill a need for community
d. All of the above
e. A and B - Answers D. All of the above
According to the lesson, which of the following is not an assumption of the prescriptive view of
culture?
Select one:
, a. Organizations can shape and define their cultures
b. The organization should cultivate a culture that makes it more effective
c. There may be multiple cultures and subcultures in an organization
d. All organizations have cultures in addition to other properties, such as structure, size, complexity,
etc.
e. Culture influences member behavior and organizational effectiveness - Answers C. There may be
multiple cultures and subcultures in an organization
According to the readings, the second level of Schein's model of culture is the "core" assumptions that
individuals in a group hold about the world and how it works.
Select one:
True
False - Answers False
According to the lesson, the emergent view of culture assumes that cultures grow slowly and
organically.
Select one:
True
False - Answers True
According to the lesson, cultures are assumed to be socially constructed because they are a product
of the activities, interpretations and interactions of the people within them.
Select one:
True
False - Answers True
According to the readings, Peters and Waterman, and Deal and Kennedy's conceptualizations of
culture are prescriptive.
Select one:
True
False - Answers True
According to the lesson, which view of organizational culture would assume it can be designed and
changed?
Select one:
a. The Emergent View
b. The Prescriptive View - Answers B. The prescriptive view
According to the lesson, a ritual is a repeated sequence of behaviors that is well understood by the
members of a culture and has a certain significance to them.
Select one:
True
False - Answers True
According to the readings, the concepts that are particularly important to the understanding of the
theory of concertive control are: control, discipline, and identification.
Select one:
True
False - Answers True
According to the readings, critical approaches to organizational communication have some of their
most important philosophical roots in the works of Karl Marx.
Select one:
True
False - Answers True
According to the readings, Robin Clair's (1993) research on the framing of sexual harassment
narratives by women indicates that:
