Exam 2: The Managerial Environment

Resource availability affects an organisation's _________.

Briefly describe four ways to transmit and maintain organisational culture.

The degree to which organisational decisions and actions emphasise maintaining the status quo is known as _________.

Fertility rate is part of the _________ dimension of the general environment.

Describe and give an example of GLOBE's cultural dimension power distance.

According to the textbook, which of the following statements is correct?

The global dimension of the general environment is defined as factors that _________.

Organisational cultures may reinforce counter-productive employee behaviours.

Which of the following is part of a country's economic conditions?

In Denmark, Jana met people who were astonished at the ability of Americans to be so 'bold' and flexible when it came to making decisions about the future, while the Danish tended to rely on rules when facing uncertainty.How would you characterise this trait that Americans appear to have?

The GLOBE research program is concerned with differences in the economic conditions around the world.

Which of the following entities is likely to influence organisations by lobbying governments?

Which trait is likely to be prevalent in a society with a high assertiveness rating?

Which phrase best characterises the culture of an organisation?

If the company sets up operations in India, which of the following would be a cultural characteristic that it will have to take into account?

Which of the following is the cultural dimension most relevant to the description of the business school's culture?

Which of the following is vulnerable to competitors' influence?

In a short essay, explain the differences between high environmental uncertainty and low environmental uncertainty.

Environmental uncertainty is the rate and predictability of change in the elements of an organisation's environment.

Information technology has affected organisations' efficiency, but not their effectiveness.