Deck 14: Organizational Culture and Climate

Question 1

The yearly recognition of an organization's highest performers at a companywide gala is an example of a(n):

A) Ritual
B) Tangible reward
C) Rite
D) Artifact

Answer 1

Rite

Question 2

___________ are features of an organization's physical environment that have some sort of cultural meaning.

A) Artifacts
B) Symbols
C) Values
D) Signs

Answer 2

Artifacts

Question 3

The use of observational and qualitative data collection methods to evaluate an organization's culture is an example of which of the following research methods?

A) Socio-organizational inquiry
B) Group study
C) Ethnography
D) Culture profiling

Answer 3

Ethnography

Question 4

Language, acts, objects, or relationships that have meaning and motivational value within an organization are considered ____________ of that organization's culture.

A) artifacts
B) symbols
C) components
D) marks

Question 5

An organizational culture serves which two major functions, according to Schein?

A) Vertical integration and temporal stabilization
B) External adaptation and internal integration
C) Strategic realism and evolutionary reactivity
D) Internal response and external response