3.10.2 Managing organisational cultureQuiz

What is one way that corporate culture can affect employees?

• It can demotivate employees.

• It can increase the number of employees.

• It can reduce the need for training.

• It can eliminate the need for managers.

How does a customer-focused culture affect customers?

• It makes customers less loyal to the business.

• It makes customers more likely to leave negative reviews.

• It makes customers more likely to be loyal to the firm.

• It makes customers indifferent to the business.

What is one reason managers might want to change the organisational culture?

• To increase the number of employees.

• To align the business with the preferences of its leaders.

• To reduce the company's profits.

• To eliminate the need for a corporate structure.

What is a challenge in changing the organisational culture?

• Employees readily accept any kind of change.

• It is easy to change the attitudes and behavior of staff.

• Employees may resist changes in organisational culture.

• It requires minimal effort and resources.

What does Geert Hofstede's research focus on?

• Identifying the number of employees in different countries.

• Identifying areas or 'dimensions' of national culture.

• Identifying the economic growth of different countries.

• Identifying the political systems of different countries.

What is 'Power Distance' in the context of national culture?

• The extent to which people attempt to minimize uncertainty.

• The extent to which power and wealth is distributed unequally.

• The extent to which people are expected to look after themselves.

• The extent to which societies focus on long-term orientation.

What does 'Uncertainty Avoidance' refer to?

• The extent to which people attempt to minimize uncertainty.

• The extent to which people are expected to look after themselves.

• The extent to which societies focus on long-term orientation.

• The extent to which societies indulge in their desires.

What is the focus of 'Masculinity vs. Femininity' in national culture?

• The focus on long-term orientation.

• The focus on indulgence versus restraint.

• The focus on competitive and powerful cultures versus caring and quality of life.

• The focus on minimizing uncertainty.

What is the significance of 'Long-term Orientation' in national culture?

• The society's focus on immediate results.

• The society's focus on new ideas and maintaining tradition.

• The society's focus on minimizing uncertainty.

• The society's focus on indulgence versus restraint.

What does 'Indulgence vs. Restraint' refer to in national culture?

• The extent to which people attempt to minimize uncertainty.

• The extent to which people are expected to look after themselves.

• The extent to which societies regulate their desires and impulses.

• The extent to which societies focus on long-term orientation.