Exam 9: Organizational Cultures, Innovation, and Change: Adaptability and Values Set the Tone

Many West coast companies do not have private offices or parking spaces for their senior managers. This is an example of an organization's __________.

Netflix turned movie rental into a subscription business; eBay earns revenues from the users of its online marketplace; Google thrives on advertising revenues driven by ever-expanding Web technologies. These are all examples of __________ innovations.

The four steps in commercializing innovation are idea generation, initial experimentation, __________, and final application.*

A person's Facebook profile ought to be unaffected by his/her organizational culture.

Strong organizational cultures contribute to performance in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

A(n) __________ strategy pursues change by participation in assessing change needs, values, and goals.

Once an idea is generated, the next step is commercialization.

Organizations that actively develop, communicate, and enact shared values are practicing __________.

In highly innovative organizations, staffing supports innovation.

In the __________ change strategy, change is pursued through empirical data and rational judgment.

__________ is the process through which new members learn the culture of an organization.

Language and other symbols conveying core values are known as:

What does it mean to commercialize innovation? Briefly describe the four steps of this process.

All of the following are true of major transformational change efforts EXCEPT:

You know that you are likely working with a "status quo" manager when they exhibit any of the following traits EXCEPT:

__________ innovation recognizes the potential for valuable innovations to be launched from lower organizational levels and diverse locations, including emerging markets.

The rational persuasion strategy is most closely linked to the __________ power base.

Merck-"highest level of scientific excellence," Whole Foods-"Creating ongoing win-win partnerships with our suppliers," Fedex---"We are honest, ethical, and do the right thing." This is an example of a __________.

Strong cultures have been identified as a problem for successful organizations.

One of the challenges for managers is that values statements are easy to develop and write, but hard to live up to.