Exam 3: Managing the External Environment and the Organizations Culture

The Metropolis News has experienced a decline in the number of subscriptions to its printed newspaper over the last five years. It seems people prefer news feeds sent to their smartphones rather than a printed paper delivered to their homes. Which component in the external environment does this change represent?

Discuss how culture constrains managers. Include specific examples to support your answer.

Moreno's Pub Burgers has enjoyed its status as the Numero Uno hamburger restaurant in Pleasantville for the past ten years. Its only competitor is a national fast food chain preferred by children rather than adults. Which of the following, if true, would make Moreno's business environment more uncertain?

Describe the characteristics of an innovative organizational culture.

Which one of the following most accurately reflects the difference between strong cultures and weak cultures?

Workplace spirituality has become important in the contemporary workplace because it ________.

A person desiring to understand the culture of an organization would examine ________.

If the components in an organization's environment exhibit minimal change, such an environment is said to be ________.

Define organizational culture and discuss its three primary implications.

Which one of the following dimensions of organizational culture refers to the degree to which organizational decisions and actions emphasize maintaining the status quo?

Define environmental uncertainty. Briefly discuss the dimensions of environmental uncertainty.

Corporate rituals are repetitive sequences of activities that express and reinforce the key values of an organization.

Which of the following most accurately reflects the symbolic view of management?

In which one of the following environments do managers in an organization have the greatest influence on organizational outcomes?

Which of the following is most likely to have a highly spiritual organizational culture?

Thanks to iTunes and similar websites, sales of compact discs have declined severely, forcing entertainers to seek alternative revenue streams. This represents a change in the ________ component of the external environment.

According to the symbolic view, managers have a(n) ________ effect on substantive organizational outcomes.

Which one of the following is a cultural constraint that affects the decisions managers in a company make?

Bernard's company knows it must constantly create new products to stay ahead of the competition. Which of the following characteristics are we likely to find in this culture?

Which of the following groups includes individuals who were born between the years 1978-1994?