Culture and organizations

Question 1

Explain the difference between the organizational culture or corporate culture and organizational climate.

Answer 1

Organizational culture refers to the culture at organizational level. Organizational climate refers to the manifestation of the organizational culture.

Question 2

Explain the levels of organizational commitment.

Answer 2

1. normative commitment
2. affective commitment.
   These differences can be linked to self-construal differences.

Question 3

Explain the difference between social loafing and social striving.

Answer 3

Social loafing refers to the decrease in productivity when someone is part of a bigger group.
Social striving refers to the increase in productivity when someone is part of a bigger group.

Question 4

Explain leadership.

Answer 4

The classification of leadership: task/structure related aspects and psychological support (maintenance of people).
In India, paternalistic leadership is valued.

Keep in mind selection procedures and minority group/gender representation.

Question 5

What are the findings in communication at work vs communication outside work studies.

Answer 5

1. Americans are direct in work context and indirect in non-work context.
2. Chinese are direct in non-work context and indirect in work context.
3. these findings were also found in bicultural who were also culturally primed.

Question 6

What are the strategies for politeness?

Answer 6

1. affiliation.
2. circumspection.
3. other-oriented.

Question 7

What are the important factors of selection procedures?

Answer 7

1. screening: gender bias and ethnicity bias.
2. interview.
3. assessment: blind reviews.
4. new technology.