Question 1

In a ______ structure, a firm assembles portions of product provided by outside contractors.

Accepted Answer

A) compilation 
B) network 
C) outsourced 
D) modular 
E) hollow 
A) compilation 
B) network 
C) outsourced 
D) modular 
E) hollow

Question 2

______ values are the explicitly stated values and norms preferred by an organization.

Accepted Answer

A) Espoused 
B) Inherent 
C) Enacted 
D) Expressed 
E) Internalized 
A) Espoused 
B) Inherent 
C) Enacted 
D) Expressed 
E) Internalized

Question 3

The first stage of in an organization's life cycle is known as the creation stage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

As an organization goes through the stages of the life cycle, it becomes more

Accepted Answer

A) informal. 
B) centralized. 
C) unstable. 
D) organic. 
E) bureaucratic. 
A) informal. 
B) centralized. 
C) unstable. 
D) organic. 
E) bureaucratic.

Question 5

The fit perspective assumes that the most effective cultures help organizations anticipate and adapt to environmental changes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Corporate culture is as also known as organizational structure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What cultural perspective assumes that the most effective cultures help organizations anticipate and adapt to environmental changes?

Accepted Answer

A) Strength perspective 
B) Fit perspective 
C) Adjustment perspective 
D) Conditional perspective 
E) Adaptive perspective 
A) Strength perspective 
B) Fit perspective 
C) Adjustment perspective 
D) Conditional perspective 
E) Adaptive perspective

Question 8

When Pfizer Pharmaceuticals manages failure and disappointment and helps drug researchers live for the small victories in discovering new drugs for various diseases, it is focusing on the adhocracy aspects of its culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The type of training provided to new hires and the frequency of performance evaluations contribute to their understanding of the organization's culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Organizational culture can vary widely across organizations on dimensions of treatment of employees, teamwork, and risk taking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Only for-profit organizations can be meaningfully represented by an organization chart.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

In a ______ structure, a firm assembles portions of product provided by outside contractors.

______ values are the explicitly stated values and norms preferred by an organization.

The first stage of in an organization's life cycle is known as the creation stage.

As an organization goes through the stages of the life cycle, it becomes more

The fit perspective assumes that the most effective cultures help organizations anticipate and adapt to environmental changes.

Corporate culture is as also known as organizational structure.

What cultural perspective assumes that the most effective cultures help organizations anticipate and adapt to environmental changes?

When Pfizer Pharmaceuticals manages failure and disappointment and helps drug researchers live for the small victories in discovering new drugs for various diseases, it is focusing on the adhocracy aspects of its culture.

The type of training provided to new hires and the frequency of performance evaluations contribute to their understanding of the organization's culture.

Organizational culture can vary widely across organizations on dimensions of treatment of employees, teamwork, and risk taking.

Only for-profit organizations can be meaningfully represented by an organization chart.

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Exam 8: Organizational Culture, Structure, and Design: Building Blocks of the Organization

In a ______ structure, a firm assembles portions of product provided by outside contractors.

______ values are the explicitly stated values and norms preferred by an organization.

The first stage of in an organization's life cycle is known as the creation stage.

As an organization goes through the stages of the life cycle, it becomes more

The fit perspective assumes that the most effective cultures help organizations anticipate and adapt to environmental changes.

Corporate culture is as also known as organizational structure.

What cultural perspective assumes that the most effective cultures help organizations anticipate and adapt to environmental changes?

When Pfizer Pharmaceuticals manages failure and disappointment and helps drug researchers live for the small victories in discovering new drugs for various diseases, it is focusing on the adhocracy aspects of its culture.

The type of training provided to new hires and the frequency of performance evaluations contribute to their understanding of the organization's culture.

Organizational culture can vary widely across organizations on dimensions of treatment of employees, teamwork, and risk taking.

Only for-profit organizations can be meaningfully represented by an organization chart.

The Exceptional Manager: What You Do, How You Do It

Management Theory: Essential Background for the Successful Manager

The Managers Changing Work Environment and Ethical Responsibilities: Doing the Right Thing

Global Management: Managing Across Borders

Planning: the Foundation of Successful Management

Strategic Management: How Exceptional Managers Realize a Grand Design

Individual and Group Decision Making: How Managers Make Things Happen

Human Resource Management: Getting the Right People for Managerial Success

Organizational Change and Innovation: Lifelong Challenges for the Exceptional Manager

Managing Individual Differences and Behavior: Supervising People As People

Motivating Employees: Achieving Superior Performance in the Workplace

Groups and Teams: Increasing Cooperation, Reducing Conflict

Power, Influence, and Leadership: From Becoming a Manager to Becoming a Leader

Interpersonal Organizational Communication: Mastering the Exchange of Information

Control Systems and Quality Management: Techniques for Enhancing Organizational Effectiveness

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