Exam 7: Creating and Managing Organizational Culture

"Maintaining high standards" is an example of a terminal value.

A bank has a training program that contains six stages. Newcomers must complete each stage of the training in one month, making the total training time six months. Which of the following socialization tactics is this bank using?

A nuclear power plant manager is concerned that his organization is not innovative and flexible enough to adjust to the changing times. What factors would have led to this conservative culture and is this culture appropriate for this organization?

Notifications of layoffs, severance payments, and long-term employment are examples of property rights given to the workforce.

Cultural values of the organization are most likely to be derived from ________.

The purpose of rites of passage is to ________.

Informing (by an employee) an outside person or agency, such as a government agency or a newspaper or television reporter, about an organization's (its managers') illegal or immoral behavior is known as ________.

Divestiture involves ________.

Rites of ________ build and reinforce common bonds between organizational members.

"Excellence" is an example of an instrumental value.

Triad Systems, every year, gives the Grindstone Award to those individuals who most consistently demonstrate initiative, focus, dedication, and persistence. This is an example of a rite of ________.

________ role orientation results when individuals are allowed and encouraged to be creative and to experiment with changing norms and values to better achieve organizational values.

An instrumental value is a desired end state or outcome that people seek to achieve.

The purpose of rites of integration is to build common norms and values.

Organic structures are tall, highly centralized, and standardized.

Which of the following terms refers to the authority that an organization gives to its members to receive and use organizational resources?

Which of the following socialization tactics is most likely to be employed by an organization if it wants to achieve innovation and flexibility?

Rites of ________ publicly recognize and reward employees' contributions.

Which of the following socialization tactics separates new organizational members from existing members during the learning process?

The term "golden parachutes" refers to the right of the workers to receive compensation if they are injured on the job.