Ch 13 Quiz

According to the attraction-selection-attrition (ASA) theory, job applicants ...

are attracted to coworkers with similar values and assumptions

When merging two organizations, a separation strategy is most commonly applied when ...

the two organizations operate in distinct industries

Rituals

programmed routines of daily organizational life that dramatize the organization's culture

Which of these statements about the strength of organizational culture and organizational performance is true? a. Organizations with stronger cultures tend to perform better than those with weak cultures when the culture content fits the external environment. b. There is no relationship between an organization's cultural strength and its performance. c. Organizations with stronger cultures tend to perform better only when they acquire other organizations with distinct cultures. d. Organizations with stronger cultures almost always perform poorly compared to those with weak cultures. e. Organizations with stronger cultures perform poorly if they have subcultures

a. Organizations with stronger cultures tend to perform better than those with weak cultures when the culture content fits the external environment.

Which of the following are the observable indicators of organizational culture? a. Assumptions b. Artifacts c. Values d. Beliefs e. Mental models

b. Artifacts

As an organization's culture gets stronger, it ...

causes various subcultures in the organization to also become stronger

The best way to determine an organization's culture is to ...

determine what the organization's enacted values are

An organization's culture begins with its ____.

founders

The three stages of organizational socialization, in order, are ...

newcomer, insider, outsider

Shared assumptions

unconscious, taken-for-granted perceptions or ideal prototypes of behavior that are considered the correct way to think and act toward problems and opportunities.