Quiz 2

Question 1

_____ is a narrative based on true event that is repeated frequently and shared by organizational employees.

Answer 1

Story

Question 2

A high-performance culture is based on

Answer 2

• Individual employee ownership of organization’s cultural backbone.
• Solid organizational mission.
• Individual employee ownership of bottom-line results.
• Shared adaptive values.

Question 3

The _____ dimension of the general environment includes federal, state, and local government regulations.

Answer 3

Legal-political

Question 4

The set of key values, beliefs, understandings, and norms shared by members of an organization is

Answer 4

Corporate culture

Question 5

Symbols, stories, and heroes are important because they

Answer 5

Communicate the significant values of an organization

Question 6

_____ is(are) included in an organization’s task environment.

Answer 6

Suppliers

Question 7

_____ are associated with surface level of organizational culture.

Answer 7

Manners of dress

Question 8

_____ includes all elements existing outside the boundary of the organization that have the potential to affect the organization.

Answer 8

Organizational environment

Question 9

When two or more organizations combine to become one, it is referred to as a:

Answer 9

Merger

Question 10

Which dimension of the general environment represents the demographic characteristics, norms, customs, and values of the population within which the organization operates?

Answer 10

Sociocultural dimension

Question 11

Many organizations are adapting to the environment by developing more of a(n) _____ relationship rather than a(n) _____ relationship with competitors.

Answer 11

Partnership, adversarial

Question 12

Companies can reduce boundaries and increase collaboration with other organizations by creating

Answer 12

Interorganizational partnerships

Question 13

The adaptability culture emerges in an environment that requires _____ response and _____ decision making.

Answer 13

Fast; high-risk

Question 14

Heroes are important to an organization due to the fact that they

Answer 14

• Exemplify key values of the organization.
• Exemplify a strong corporate culture.
• Serve as examples to other employees.

Question 15

The ___ environment affects organizations directly.

Answer 15

Task

Question 16

The involvement culture has a(n) _____ focus on the involvement and participation of employees to rapidly meet changing needs from the environment.

Answer 16

Internal

Question 17

Considering an organization’s culture, an object, act, or event that conveys meaning to others is referred to as a

Answer 17

Symbol

Question 18

Which of these means that managers do not have sufficient information about environmental factors to understand and predict environmental needs and changes?

Answer 18

Uncertainty

Question 19

The consistency culture has a(n) _____ focus and an orientation for a _____ environment.

Answer 19

Internal, stable

Question 20

What would be considered a visual representation(s) of a company’s corporate culture?

Answer 20

• All department heads have an executive office.
• Each department has an award plaque for employee of the month.
• All employees are dressed in professional business attire.
• Top level executives drive company owned sports car.