Corporate Culture Quiz

What is the Power distance index dimension in Geert Hofstede's national cultures?

• The extent to which people try to control their desires and impulses

• The extent to which people are comfortable with uncertainty, ambiguity, change, and risks

• The degree to which people prefer to act individually or in groups

• The distance between individuals at different levels of a hierarchy

What does a values-based corporate culture prioritize for ethical behavior?

• Improving accountability mechanisms

• Minimizing risks of litigation and indictment

• Meeting legal and regulatory requirements

• Conformity to a statement of values and principles

What is the practice in which an individual within an organization reports organizational wrongdoing to the public or to others in position of authority?

• Uncertainty avoidance

• Indulgent behavior

• Compliance

• Whistle-blowing

What is a defined set of rules, principles, values, employee expectations, behaviors, and relationships that a business considers important for its success?

• Code of conduct

• Mission statement

• Core tenets

• Guiding principles

What is one key difference between an effective leader and an ethical, effective leader?

• The competitive environment of the firm

• The individual autonomy provided to employees

• The hierarchical structure of the organization

• The means used to motivate others and achieve goals

What is a shared pattern of beliefs, expectations, and meanings that influences and guides the thinking and behaviors of the members of a particular group?

• Culture

• Compliance

• Indulgence

• Uncertainty avoidance

What is the extent to which a society allows or suppresses the gratification of basic human drives related to enjoying life and having fun?

• Power distance index

• Indulgent versus restrained

• Masculinity versus femininity

• Time and order orientation

What is a classic issue in business ethics where an individual reports organizational wrongdoing to the public or to others in position of authority?

• Whistle-blowing

• Values-based cultures

• Compliance-based cultures

• Uncertainty avoidance

What is one of the key manifestations of ethical leadership that involves the communication of values for the organization?

• Culture

• Integration

• Monitoring

• Assessment

What is the extent to which people are comfortable with uncertainty, ambiguity, change, and risks?

• Individualism versus collectivism

• Power distance index

• Time and order orientation

• Uncertainty avoidance