Ch. 8 Quiz

The artifacts of an organization are:

Its visible organizational structures, processes, and languages

__________ are cultures that form around geographic or organizational units in a company

Subcultures

Which of the following is a consequence of having a strong organizational culture? It results in ambiguity of job roles as the organization's expectations are not explicitly stated A strong culture can make adapting to change more difficult An organization with a strong culture tends to experience high levels of employee turnover It often results in employees being detached and reluctant to take up responsibility for the overall business performance

A strong culture can make adapting to change more difficult

__________ is the desired end result of socialization whereby employees become committed to the organization and its goals

Organizational commitment

A leadership approach is most likely to be successful when a leader of a firm:

Rewards achievements with nonpay perks such as new assignments

The process of cultural socialization can take all of the following forms except: Shareholder value Formal statements of philosophy, creeds, and values Design of the organization Stories, legends, and myths

Shareholder value

Which of the following is true of organizational culture? The power structure of a company can help one decipher its culture Organizations with strong cultures emphasize individualism over collectivism Organizational culture and organizational design are independent of each other An organization with a strong culture is one where no punishment system exists

The power structure of a company can help one decipher its culture

Founders have ways to embed culture into their organization through all of the following except: Their encouragement of innovation Their capacity to put profit first Their capacity to absorb the anxiety associated with risk Their capacity to make assumptions stick

Their capacity to put profit first

Before an acquisition takes place, managers of acquiring companies must understand:

Their own company's culture