Exam 7: Creating and Managing Organizational Culture Environment

A bank has a training program that contains six stages. Newcomers must complete each stage of the training in one month, making the total training time six months. Which of the following tactics is this bank using?

The distribution of property rights influences ________.

A company has an office complex with athletic fields, a gym, a large garden, and a large picnic area. These facilities are ________ that convey images about the values in this organizational culture.

A newly hired sales trainee is encouraged to go into the marketplace, meet customers, and sell products her own way. This is an example of:

________ mark an individual's entry to, promotion in, and departure from the organization.

An organization with an accommodative stance on corporate social responsibility agrees that organizational members should behave ethically.

________ is an instrumental value.

Pension and benefits are property rights generally given to ________.

A company invites all employees to a day at an amusement park. This is an example of ________.

A computer company does not have an established sequence of steps for newcomers to learn. Training is tailored to individual needs. Which of the following tactics is this company using?

A newly hired sales trainee spends time with an experienced sales rep in order to "see how things are done around here." This is an example of:

________ role orientation results when individuals are taught to respond to a new context in the same way that existing organizational members respond to it.

An instrumental value is defined as a value that is critical to have for the organization to achieve its goals.

An organization with an accommodative stance on corporate social responsibility simply follows and obeys the law.

________ socialization tactics involve providing newcomers with role models and mentors.

Top managers have the strongest property rights.

The CEO of Company XYZ feels that he is only responsible for following the law and standard business practices. His company will most likely:

Whistle-blowing is informing an outside agency or the media about a company's illegal or immoral activities.

Notifications of layoffs, severance payments, and long-term employment are workforce rights.

Google created a state-of-the-art headquarters facility in part to attract the best and the brightest software engineers.