Exam 12: Organisational Culture

Solution.com is a company that provides consulting services.The executives of the company are not particularly concerned with how the consultants approach their work as long as the desired result is achieved.They are interested in maintaining the status quo and encourage competitiveness between consultants by rewarding the top performers for each quarter. The organisational culture characteristics that are of relevance in this case are:

The key characteristic of organisational culture which addresses the degree to which management decisions take into consideration the effect of outcomes on people within the organisation is termed:

Distinguish the dominant culture from a subculture.

You are new to an organisation and do not really know what to expect about the socialisation process.You are a recent M.B.A.and have an undergraduate degree in computer science.Your new firm is a software development company with an emphasis in the health care industry. The stage in which you will adjust to the organisation's values and norms is termed:

The boot/training camp experience of those joining the military is an example of socialisation.

The founders of an organisation generally have little impact on the organisation's culture since they are so far removed from the employees.

Rituals are defined as a sequence of activities that continually express and reinforce the key values of an organisation.

A culture where the core values are intensely held and widely shared is termed a:

Masterson College is a small liberal arts women's college in New South Wales.The founders of the college were Mormons and were committed to the idea that a liberal arts education was the best preparation for life- long learning.Within the last two decades,the business department has become one of the larger departments on campus.The faculty of the business department are committed to liberal arts education but are also committed to finding employment for their graduates. The commitment to finding employment for graduates is part of the:

What are the three stages of socialisation?

When an organisation sets up operations in another country,it ignores the local culture at its own risk.

In recent years,has become the primary concern in acquisitions and mergers.

When the new member is working out problems discovered during the encounter stage,he is in the metamorphosis stage of the socialisation process.

The socialisation process is made up of three steps: pre- arrival,adjustment,and stabilisation.

Ethical training can include:

The key characteristic of organisational culture which addresses the degree to which employees are expected to exhibit precision is termed:

Culture is the social glue which holds the organisation together by providing appropriate standards for what employees should say and do.

The selection process helps candidates learn about the organisation and if they perceive a conflict between their values and those of the organisation,they can:

How does culture begin and how can an organisation keep its culture alive?

The business department holds some unique values in addition to the of the dominant culture.