Exam 3: The Environment and Corporate Culture

Given the increasing environmental uncertainty, managers in partnering organizations are shifting from a partnership orientation to an adversarial orientation.

In a high performance culture, organizations put high emphasis on both culture and solid business performance as drivers of organizational success.

The technological dimension of the external environment includes scientific and technological advancements in a specific industry as well as in society at large.

Stan is the owner of a small marketing firm. He designs ad campaigns that specifically target demographic groups within U.S. markets. Which demographic category currently has the largest market size?

A ceremony is a planned activity at a special event that is conducted for the benefit of an audience.

Which dimension of the general environment represents the demographic characteristics, norms, customs, and values of the population within which the organization operates?

The external _____ includes all elements existing outside the boundary of the organization that have the potential to affect the organization.

_____ is(are) included in an organization's task environment.

In China, business tends to be more personal.

In a study by Kotter and Haskett evidence is provided to support the claim that _____ is important for performance.

Which of these is NOT a part of an organization's general environment?

The set of key values, beliefs, and norms, that are shared by members of an organization are combined to create the symbols of an organization.

A culture that is a results-oriented that values competitiveness, aggressiveness, personal initiative, and willingness to work long and hard to achieve results is called _____.

Anyone considering doing business in China, according to Manager's Shoptalk in Chapter 3, should keep in mind all of the following rules except _____.

_____ plays a key role in creating an organizational climate that enables learning and innovative responses to threats from the external environment, challenging new opportunities, or organizational crises.

List two reasons why ceremonies are held in an organization.

The deeds of _____ are extraordinary, but not so extraordinary that other employees cannot perform the same deeds.

Not having sufficient information about environmental factors to understand and predict environmental needs and changes is called _____.

Customers and competitors are two important sectors of the economic dimension of a firm's general environment.

A joint venture involves a strategic alliance or program by two or more organizations.