management Chapter 8

Which factors must work in concert to produce successful strategic execution?

- HR practices - Organizational culture - Organizational structure

Organizational culture: - is written down clearly in the organization's code of conduct - helps employees understand why the organization does what it does - is the social glue that binds members of the organization together - is passed on to new employees through socialization and mentoring - represents beliefs and values shared among workers - encompasses beliefs, knowledge, and behavior patterns, but not values

- helps employees understand why the organization does what it does - is the social glue that binds members of the organization together - is passed on to new employees through socialization and mentoring - represents beliefs and values shared among workers

How do human resource practices contribute to an organization's strategic goals?

By making sure employees have the proper skills and motivation

What is the primary cause of failure for strategic initiatives? Multiple choice question.

Improper execution

A system of shared beliefs and values that develops within an organization and guides the behavior of its members is called organizational ______. Multiple choice question.

culture

Organizational structure: - must be aligned with the organization's goals, strategies, and culture - is concerned with who reports to whom in the organization and who specializes in what work - represents a set of taken-for-granted assumptions that direct behavior and values in the organization - refers to the hierarchy of a firm's leadership team

must be aligned with the organization's goals, strategies, and culture is concerned with who reports to whom in the organization and who specializes in what work

The extent to which your personality and values match the climate and culture in an organization is referred to as person-______ fit. Multiple choice question.

organization

A company's ______ is the large-scale action plan that encompasses the company's vision and is used to create the direction for the business.

strategy

In order to implement a particular organizational strategy, managers must determine the right kind of organizational: (Choose every correct answer.) Multiple select question. -performance -demonstration -structure -culture

structure culture