NDSU Geol 106: All skyepacks!

When an organization experiences changes in several factors and the rate of change of those factors is rapid, they are likely experiencing (blank)

high uncertainty

Worldwide, a shortage of health care workers is expected; supply and demand of these workers is one aspect of the (blank)

labor market

Go Lite, a maker of outdoor gear, integrates the (Blank) into its mission, which is to offset 100% of its environmental footprint.

natural dimension

Larry's company has decided to no longer lease office space and instead have all employees work from home. Larry needs to make a (blank) as he figures out how the newly dispersed workforce can cost-effectively order office supplies.

nonprogrammed decision

The organization is very personal, much like an extended family.

Involvement

Which of the following statements are true about organizational culture? Check all that apply.

- Employees may be unaware of the underlying assumptions that guide an organization's culture. - Culture can create a competitive advantage for a company. - The actions managers take can change a company's culture.

Suppose that you worked in an organization in which employees had two main religions: half of the employees were evangelical Christians, and half of the employees were Muslim. The evangelical Christians ran the company, and they announced that there would be no time off for Muslim holidays. Instead, everyone in the organization would be given time off at Christmas and Easter. This policy creates

A toxic environment for Muslims

The organization is accomplishment oriented, with the focus on competition and getting jobs done

Achievement

The organization is dynamic and changing, where people take risks

Adaptability

Influence environment

After the massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, BP spent millions of dollars on an advertising campaign in an attempt to alter the public's perception of the company.

Suppose that you work as a gutter cleaner. You have been doing your job for years, and you go up and down ladders every day. But today, as you put the ladder up against the house for your next job, you have a feeling that says, "Don't get on it." You look at the ladder several times, and you don't see anything wrong with it, but the feeling persists, so you put your ladder on your truck and do the job with another ladder. When you come home, you start to remove the first ladder from the truck, and the third rung breaks off in your hand. If you had stepped on it, you would have had a nasty fall. This is an example of (Blank) decision making process, guided by (Blank)

An administrative; intuition

Felix works as a financial analyst for Walmart. He feels that Walmart has a toxic environment because many of the senior executives share the values of people who are only in business to make money. Felix feels that business should benefit society — not just making money for shareholders, but also giving money back to the community. When you ask Felix how he determined Walmart's culture, he tells you that he listens to the stories that managers tell everyday in the cafeteria. These stories are (blank) and they are (Blank)

Artifacts and visible

Deborah works as a civil engineer for Skanska, a large civil engineering firm. Deep in her heart, Deborah feels that a civil engineer should focus on green projects and that her work should be in concert with nature. Deborah has never expressed her feelings to anyone; in fact, she doesn't even think about them herself. But she is happy that her (Blank) match those of Skanska, which has a reputation for taking on green projects.

Beliefs

Every year, the entire company gathers to watch employees with 25 years of service get a gold watch, showing that the company values loyalty and length of service.

Ceremony

Business intelligence

Chase-Pitkin Home & Garden hardware stores use reports to monitor which items were contributing to shrinkage, the difference between recorded and actual inventory.

The organization is stable and structured, with clarity and established procedures.

Consistency

In your company, people talk about Owen, the auto mechanic who stripped an entire car to find an electrical problem, as a role model for everyone to follow.

Hero

You have a budget of $50,000, and you want to remodel your kitchen. Fortunately, you know a number of different contractors, but all of them have different ideas about the best way to remodel a kitchen. Your decision about which contractor to use is a:

Nonprogrammed Decision

The front office staff at Marriott Hotels has a preshift meeting at 7:00 AM every morning. As general manager, you are expected to attend these meetings. The decision you make every day about what time you will arrive at work is a:

Programmed Decision

"Just Do It" serves both as a catchphrase for Nike and as a way of telling employees what is expected of them.

Slogan

Selim is a sales manager for the Bratney Companies, a company that manufactures equipment used in the processing of grains and other produce. Every year, Selim must submit a request for the number of new sales representatives to be hired in the next year. Selim's goal is clear—he must have enough sales reps to service all of Bratney's customers—but it is often difficult to predict how many customers the company will have. Sales are dependent on the economy, weather, farming trends, and a large number of other environmental factors. Selim's decision about how many sales reps to hire is being made under conditions of (blank) , because: (-----)

Uncertainty The goal is clear, but there is no clear solution to the problem

Managers often base their hiring decisions on gut feelings. These feelings are typically formed within two minutes of meeting a job applicant and have little to do with the applicant's ability to do the job. These hiring managers are using the (blank) model of decision making.

administrative

An astute manager studies a company's (BLANK) to see how suppliers, customers, and other entities in the company's external environment interact.

organizational ecosystem

The VP of marketing knows that the organization wants to increase sales by 10% and knows there are two ways to do this. In this decision involving (blank), either option might fail, but the VP can estimate their chance of failure.

risk