Exam 3: Managing the External Environment and Organisational Culture

The ________ the stakeholder and the ________ the environment, the more managers need to rely on establishing explicit stakeholder partnerships.

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

For an organisation such as a hospital that needs nurses, the labour union and the local labour market are examples of what kinds of factors in their specific environment?

In a short essay, list and discuss six areas of the general environment.

Voters represent what factor in the specific environment of governmental organisations?

Which of the following most accurately reflects the symbolic view of management?

Strong cultures have more influence on employees than weak ones.

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

Organisational culture is a perception, not a physical reality.

What is the original source of an organisation's culture?

An organisational culture refers to a system of shared values, principles, traditions and practices.

What are the two views of managerial impact on the success or failure of the organisation?

Most organisations have very weak cultures.

All organisational cultures consist of each of the following EXCEPT ________.

The 'Baby Boomers' are a population group born between 1912 and 1921.

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?

In a short essay, identify seven external stakeholders with whom managers may have to deal.

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

Compensation is mentioned in the textbook as a dimension of organisation culture.

In Australia, the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999 is an example of a sociocultural condition.