1.6.1 Climate versus Culture

Question 1

Organizational culture consists of what?

Answer 1

those socially acquired rules of conduct that are shared by members of the organization

Question 2

Culture defines what?

Answer 2

the basic organizational values and communicated to new members the correct ways to think and act and how things ought to be done

Question 3

What does culture enhances?

Answer 3

the stability or the organization and helps members interpret organizational activities and events

Question 4

The focus of culture is what?

Answer 4

to provide members with a sense of identity and to generate within them a commitment to the beliefs and values of the organization

Question 5

Define Culture

Answer 5

refers to organizational rules and beliefs that are relatively enduring and resistant to change

Question 6

Define Climate

Answer 6

describes characteristics that are temporary and capable of being changed

Question 7

Organizational climate

Answer 7

Employee attitudes. The characteristics describing an organization that are relatively visible and stable, but amenable to change

Question 8

How is climate usually measured?

Answer 8

Quantitatively by asking employees to complete a climate survey. Most surveys that are administered by human resource managers would be considered climate surveys

Question 9

How is culture measured?

Answer 9

Qualitatively using the ethnographic research methods for anthropology.