Exam 10: Organizational Culture and Ethical Values

Which of the following is an example of the rite of integration in corporate culture?

Explain social capital and its benefits to an organization.

Legends are stories which are consistent with the values and beliefs of the organization but are not supported by facts.

Ron recently had an interview at XYZ Clothing Company. As he was touring the organization, he noticed that employees were dressed in flip flops and shorts and that none of the offices had doors. Ron witnessed the _____ level of corporate culture.

Several subcultures may exist within large organizations, each differing from each other and from the culture as a whole.

A clan culture exists in a stable environment with an internal strategic focus.

Values-based leadership is best instituted throughout the management hierarchy via an authoritative directive.

All legal requirements are ethical standards.

Explain corporate social responsibility and why so many companies are embracing it. Give some examples of ways companies are good corporate citizens.

Most managers are shifting away from bureaucratic cultures because of a need for:

When a student finishes his studies at a college, he goes through a graduation ceremony with the idea of soon finding a new social role. This is an example of a rite of:

Companies that put ethics on the back burner in favor of fast growth and short-term profits succeed in the long-run.

A leader who ____ would thrive in a clan culture.

Assume that you have just been promoted to a plant manager's position in a city 500 miles from your previous position. As you become acquainted with the workers, supervisors, and procedures of the plant, you come to the conclusion that the values and attitudes of the workers and supervisors are the source of the low morale in the plant, as well as the apathetic attitude toward production. Quality inspections have shown that there are a large number of defects in the finished product. Explain the kinds of things you might do to change the organizational culture to one that will be more conducive to positive morale and higher production with better quality.

The president of a college once said in a guest lecture to a management class on his campus that, "The only important facet of leadership is symbolism." Although many people on his campus would disagree with his views on leadership because of mismanagement that occurred during his presidency, his claim about the importance of symbolism lives on. Explain his view in light of our text's discussion of values based leadership.

____ is an extension of the idea of managerial ethics and refers to management's obligation to make choices and take action so that the organization contributes to the welfare and interest of all organizational stakeholders.

All ethical standards are legal requirements.

Whistle-blowing is a disclosure mechanism.

What type of culture exists in a stable environment with an external strategic focus?

A(n) ____ arises in a situation concerning right and wrong where values are in conflict.