OB_ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE

Which of the following statements is true regarding an organization's culture?

• A) Organizational culture is evaluative rather than descriptive.

• B) Large organizations rarely have subcultures.

• C) A dominant culture expresses the core values shared by a majority of the organization's members.

• D) A strong culture reduces employee satisfaction and increases employee turnover.

Cultures that tend to develop in large organizations to reflect common problems or experiences faced by the members in the same department or location are often called ________.

• A) micro-cultures

• B) subcultures

• C) divisional cultures

• E) countercultures

Jean works for Fahrenheit Publishing, which is a publisher of scientific journals. The company is dominated by low risk taking and high attention to detail. Jean's department is committed to high team orientation and provides many team-building activities in which Jean and other department members work together and socialize. Which of the following statements best describes Jean's department?

• A) Jean's department's culture is undefined.

• B) Jean's department's culture has low stability

• C) Jean's department has developed a subculture

• B) Jean's department's culture is stronger than the dominant culture in the organization

A strong culture should reduce employee turnover because it results in ________.

• A) a highly centralized organization

• B) an outcome-oriented organization

• C) a highly formalized organization

• D) cohesiveness and organizational commitment

A strong culture can act as a substitute for which of the following?

• A) institutionalization

• B) formalization

• C) socialization

• D) centralization

Rogue Vogue Corp. is an apparel company. To keep up with the latest changes in the fashion industry, the company has to come up with innovative designs and follow strict timelines. The culture of the company values aggressiveness, innovation, and risk taking. The members of the organization accept these cultural values. They know exactly what is expected of them, and these expectations go a long way in shaping their behavior. In addition to this, the culture of the marketing department is outcome oriented and the finance department emphasizes attention to detail.

The organizational culture of Rogue Vogue Corp. is an example of a(n) ________.

• A) autocratic culture

• B) subculture

• C) dominant culture

• D) lowly formalized culture

Rogue Vogue Corp. is an apparel company. To keep up with the latest changes in the fashion industry, the company has to come up with innovative designs and follow strict timelines. The culture of the company values aggressiveness, innovation, and risk taking. The members of the organization accept these cultural values. They know exactly what is expected of them, and these expectations go a long way in shaping their behavior. In addition to this, the culture of the marketing department is outcome oriented and the finance department emphasizes attention to detail.

Aggressiveness, innovation, and risk taking are called the ________ of the culture at the Rogue Vogue Corp.

• A) foundational values

• B) institutional traits

• C) core values

• D) unique values

Rogue Vogue Corp. is an apparel company. To keep up with the latest changes in the fashion industry, the company has to come up with innovative designs and follow strict timelines. The culture of the company values aggressiveness, innovation, and risk taking. The members of the organization accept these cultural values. They know exactly what is expected of them, and these expectations go a long way in shaping their behavior. In addition to this, the culture of the marketing department is outcome oriented and the finance department emphasizes attention to detail.

In addition to the organizational culture at Rogue Vogue Corp., the finance department emphasizes attention to detail. In this example, attention to detail is a part of the ________ of the organization.

• A) core values

• B) dominant culture

• C) significant traitS

• D) subculture

Which of the following statements is true regarding the establishment of the organizational culture and its effects on the organization?

• A) Today's trend toward decentralized organizations makes it is easier to establish a strong culture.

• B) In a virtual organization, a strong culture can be established quickly and easily.

• C) Culture acts as a control mechanism and guides the behavior of employees.

• D) Cultures reduce the stability of the social system in an organization

The selection process helps sustain the organization's culture by ________.

• A) establishing and enforcing norms

• B) hiring candidates who fit well within the organization

• C) socializing the new employees

• D) developing performance evaluation criteria