12_Organizational Culture

Question 1

Organizational Culture:

Overview

Answer 1

The shared values and assumptions that organizations pass to newcomers through formal statements and informal patterns of behavior

Question 2

Five Dimensions Of National Culture (Hofstede):

Answer 2

Power distance

Uncertainty avoidance

Individualism

Masculinity

Long-term orientation

Question 3

Five Dimensions Of National Culture (Hofstede):

Power distance

Answer 3

Extent to which people accept an unequal distribution of power

Question 4

Five Dimensions Of National Culture (Hofstede):

Individualism

Answer 4

Extent to which individuals vs. closely knit social structures are the basis of the social system

Question 5

Five Dimensions Of National Culture (Hofstede):

Masculinity

Answer 5

The value placed on assertiveness, independence, and competitiveness

Question 6

Five Dimensions Of National Culture (Hofstede):

Long-term orientation

Answer 6

Extent of future-oriented vs past- / present-oriented

Question 7

Three Levels of Organizational Culture (Schein)

Answer 7

1. Observable artifacts
2. Espoused values and beliefs
3. Basic Underline Assumptions (deepest level)

Question 8

Schein: Main function of culture

Answer 8

Provide stability and meaning

Reduce anxiety among organizational members caused by uncertainty about current/future events

Question 9

Schein:

Cognitive Defense Mechanisms

Answer 9

Underlying Assumptions of Organizational Culture

Defense Mechanism on a Group Level

*a strong organizational culture can impede cultural change

Question 10

Methods to Achieve a Good Person-Organization Fit

P-O

Answer 10

Selection and socialization processes

Mentorship and participation work-related social events have positive effects for P-O fit