292 week 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the difference between espoused values and enacted values in an organization?

• Espoused values are what the company actually does, while enacted values are what the company says.

• Espoused values are the values put into practice, while enacted values are just for show.

• Espoused values are what the company says, while enacted values are what the company actually does.

• Espoused values and enacted values are always the same.

Multiple Choice

How do dominant culture, subcultures, and countercultures interact within an organization?

• Dominant culture always eliminates subcultures and countercultures.

• Subcultures and countercultures exist independently of the dominant culture.

• Subcultures exist within the dominant culture, while countercultures actively oppose aspects of the dominant culture.

• Countercultures are the same as subcultures.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are functions of a strong organizational culture?

• A Control System

• Social Glue

• Sense-making

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

Which approach to blending organizational cultures involves forming a new composite culture that preserves the best of both past cultures?

• Assimilation

• Deculturation

• Integration

• Separation

Multiple Choice

What are two key actions leaders can take to change and strengthen organizational culture, according to the diagram?

• Model the desired culture and align artifacts

• Introduce consistent rewards and ignore artifacts

• Support workforce instability and communication

• Discourage attraction and selection

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes a relational contract in the context of the psychological contract?

• Short-term economic exchanges

• Well-defined, specific responsibilities

• Long-term attachments

• No ongoing obligations

Multiple Select

Which of the following are considered 'invisible' elements of organizational culture according to the iceberg model?

• Physical structures

• Shared values

• Language

• Shared assumptions