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

__________ involves practices that create meaning and shared community among organizational members.

According to Lewin, the correct order in the steps of change is:*

Organizational culture can be thought of as:*

Given the impossibility of actually "seeing" assumptions and beliefs, it is not possible to actually see the culture of an organization; it is just something that you feel.

Define organizational culture, observable culture, core culture, and the factors that affect each of them.

Special creative units set free from the normal organizational structure are called advanced development teams.

Strong corporate cultures just happen.

In Lewin's "planned change" process, the step at which change is stabilized is called __________.

Replacing air travel with videoconferencing eliminated 13,500 flights by Vodafone employees and cut some 5,000 tons of carbon emissions. This is an example of a __________ innovation.

The observable culture is visible via the __________ and __________ shared among the organizational members on a regular basis.

The underlying values and assumptions that support the observable culture are part of the __________ culture.

Both Baby Boomers and Gen Ys rate flexible work as important.

Change that bends and adjusts existing ways to improve performance is called __________ change.

The "shared power" change strategy is most closely linked to the __________ power base.*

A person who tries to change the behavior of another person or social system is called a(n) __________ leader.

The process of taking a new idea and putting it into practice is called __________.

The development and introduction of new or improved goods and services is referred to as__________.

__________ is a system of shared meanings, beliefs, and values that develop in an organization and guides the behavior of its members.

Define innovation, and describe the three types of innovation.

The beliefs shared by organization's members are called __________.