1.6.4 Maintaining Organizational Culture

Question 1

Organizational cultures are maintained by a combination of many forces including

Answer 1

• the selection and retention of employees
• the allocation of rewards and status
• the reactions of leaders
• the rites and ceremonies
• the stories and symbols
• the reactions to crises

Question 2

What are important aspects that recruiters identify when vetting and selecting candidates?

Answer 2

identifying not just the specific skills and talents of job applicants, but looking at personality and interests

Question 3

How does an organization maintain its culture and values?

Answer 3

By disciplining or even terminating employees who consistently deviate from accepted company norms and practices

Question 4

What HR practice helps to reinforce the organization’s culture?

Answer 4

the criteria for evaluating employees

Question 5

How does a organization’s reward system maintain culture?

Answer 5

the reward and punishment attached to various behaviors convey to employees the priorities and values of both individual managers and the organization

Question 6

What symbolic actions that explain what leaders can do to increase their personal power and exert greater influence in an organization?

Answer 6

1. Spend time on activities that are important
2. Change or enhance the setting
3. Review and interpret history
4. Establish a dominant value expressed in a simple phrase

Question 7

Explain rites and ceremonies

Answer 7

The special events in organizations that recognize individuals and the way they are treated

Question 8

Explain organizational myths

Answer 8

not supported by fact, but directionally consistent with the values and values and beliefs of the organization. They are important preserve the primary values of the organization and promote a shared understanding among all employees