Exam 3: The Environment and Corporate Culture

__________ 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.

Culture can be defined as:

__________ is/are associated with the surface level of organizational culture.

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

List three visible artifacts of an organization's culture.

Melissa Hill Melissa Hill, sales manager for One-Hit-Wonder Record Company, was trying to create a new strategy to turn around the declining record sales the company was facing. Melissa needed to find a way to find out what the customers really wanted, since One-Hit-Wonder didn't have accurate information like the competitors did. It was imperative that she find the correct strategy and information because the company was in financial trouble. The company's president wanted all employees to help find information and work as a team to develop better relationships that might help the company. He also stated that he wanted the company to remain an independent company. Melissa realized that through hard work and team efforts, the company could get back on its feet as soon as they got reliable information. -Which of the following types of cultures best describes One-Hit-Wonder's culture?

Which of the following statements regarding the current external business environment is true?

__________ are "events or forces either inside or outside an organization that are likely to alter its ability to achieve its objectives."

For an organization to be effective, its internal culture should align with organizational strategy and the needs of the external environment. The manager must determine what kind of culture (or combination of cultures) is necessary in order to succeed in the environment. Write a short essay that describes each of these four types of corporate culture, and defends the type that you think gives a company the most competitive advantage: •Adaptability culture •Achievement culture •Involvement culture •Consistency culture

The general environment and the task environment are the two components of an organization's external environment.

A narrative based on true events that is repeated frequently and shared among organizational employees is called a story.

In response to pressure from environmental advocates, organizations have become increasingly sensitive to diminishing __________ resources.

An achievement culture values:

List two reasons why ceremonies are held in an organization.

All of the following are a part of an organization's task environment except:

A(n) __________ involves a strategic alliance or program by two or more organizations.

List and briefly describe the four categories of culture.

__________ means that managers do not have sufficient information about environmental factors to understand and predict environmental needs and changes.

Current employees, management, and especially corporate culture are part of an organization's internal environment.

Corporate culture 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.