Exam 3: Environment and Organisational Culture: the Constraints

The degree to which management's decision-making takes into consideration the effect of outcomes on people within the organisation describes which characteristic of organisational culture?

According to the textbook, the ________ environment includes those constituencies that have a direct and immediate impact on managers' decisions and actions, and are directly relevant to the achievement of the organisation's goals.

The part of the environment directly related to achievement of an organisation's goals is the specific environment.

Organisational culture is a perception, not a physical reality.

Organisational ________ typically contain a narrative of significant events or people.

In organisations whose culture conveys a basic distrust of employees, managers are more likely to use which of the following leadership styles?

The term suppliers includes providers of financial and labour inputs.

________ are any constituencies in the organisation's external environment that are affected by the organisation's decisions and actions.

Typically, the general organisational environment includes which of the following?

The view of managers as ________ is consistent with the stereotypical picture of the take-charge business executive who can overcome any obstacle in carrying out the organisation's objectives.

In a short essay list six ways a manager might use to create a more customer-responsive culture.

The degree to which work is organised around teams rather than individuals is associated with ________.

The dimension of organisational culture that describes the degree to which organisational activities emphasise maintaining the status quo is termed ________.

Private courier services represent what factor to the Australian General Post Office in its specific environment?

Coca-Cola's fierce competitiveness in every one of its global markets is an example of which of the following dimensions of organisational culture?

Which of the following is NOT one of the dimensions of organisational culture identified by your textbook?

A good example of an organisational ________ is the annual award ceremonies in firms like Mary Kay Cosmetics.

Organisational stories typically contain a narrative of significant events.

The enhanced speed and quality of managerial decision making due to an integrated office system is an example of the impact of which general environmental factor?

Organisational culture is similar to an individual's ________.