Question 1

Orientation programs provide social knowledge,resources,and psychological support to the protégé both at the beginning of employment and as the protégé continues his/her career with the company.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Culture change is quite easy to evaluate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Information regarding formal and informal work relationships and power structures within the organization are represented in which of the following dimensions addressed in the socialization effort?

Accepted Answer

A)  Language
B)  Performance proficiency
C)  People
D)  History
E)  PoliticsF) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 4

Organizational culture,by definition,is quite fragile and very easy to change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

If there are certain areas of an organization that have different demands and needs for their employees,which of the following can be very useful?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dominant cultures
B)  Idiocultures
C)  Differentiated cultures
D)  Subcultures
E)  CounterculturesF) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 6

All of the following are change interventions,except?

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A)  Recruitment
B)  Selection
C)  Performance management
D)  Changes in leadership
E)  Mergers and acquisitionsF) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 7

When an organization begins to recruit and hire new employees,which of the following can conspire to help keep cultures strong?

Accepted Answer

A)  ASA framework and socialization
B)  Subcultures and countercultures
C)  Safety cultures and networked cultures
D)  Stories and symbols
E)  Reorientation and idoculturesF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

When employees feel they fit with their organization's culture,they are much more likely to develop an emotional attachment to the company,and the effects of fit on job performance are also stronger.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Surveys suggest that as many as _______ percent of new employees leave an organization within the first 90 days as a result of unmet expectations.

Accepted Answer

A)  33
B)  5
C)  50
D)  66
E)  75F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

Mentoring has always existed in companies on a strictly formal basis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A positive service culture has been shown to reduce accidents and increase safety-based citizenship behaviours.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which cultures take a long time to develop and are very difficult to change?

Accepted Answer

A)  Subcultures
B)  Countercultures
C)  Strong cultures
D)  Differentiated cultures
E)  Weak culturesF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

Which of the following concepts hold(s) that potential employees will be attracted to organizations whose cultures match their own personality,organizations will weed out the potential misfits,and the remaining misfits will leave because of being unhappy or ineffective?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mentoring
B)  Countercultures
C)  ASA framework
D)  Socialization
E)  Idocultural frameworkF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

Rabia's firm can be described as having which of these culture types?

Accepted Answer

A)  Communal
B)  Mercenary
C)  Networked
D)  Fragmented
E)  AutocraticF) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 15

Identify and describe the six major types of artifacts.

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Question 16

In which stage of socialization do employees adopt the goals and values of the organization,understand what the organization has been through,and converse with others in the organization using technical language and specific terms that only insiders would understand?

Accepted Answer

A)  Encounter
B)  Attrition
C)  Anticipatory
D)  Understanding and adaptation
E)  SelectionF) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

The length of the socialization process varies depending only upon the specific characteristics of the company.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

_______ reflect(s) the jargon,slang,and slogans used within the walls of an organization.

Accepted Answer

A)  Rituals
B)  Beliefs
C)  Values
D)  Language
E)  SymbolsF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

At Modern Tech Inc. ,managers begin every week with a two-hour meeting focused on the goals for that week,open communication,and strategies to achieve their goals.This routine describes which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  A ritual
B)  A story
C)  Its value
D)  Its language
E)  A symbolF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 20

_______ is the degree to which an individual's personality and values match the culture of an organization.

Accepted Answer

A)  ASA framework
B)  Person-organization fit
C)  Socialization
D)  Mentoring
E)  Leader-followerF) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Exam 15: Organizational Culture and Change

When employees feel they fit with their organization's culture,they are much more likely to develop an emotional attachment to the company,and the effects of fit on job performance are also stronger.

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Culture change is quite easy to evaluate.

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Information regarding formal and informal work relationships and power structures within the organization are represented in which of the following dimensions addressed in the socialization effort?

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_______ is the degree to which an individual's personality and values match the culture of an organization.

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All of the following are change interventions,except?

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In which stage of socialization do employees adopt the goals and values of the organization,understand what the organization has been through,and converse with others in the organization using technical language and specific terms that only insiders would understand?

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When an organization begins to recruit and hire new employees,which of the following can conspire to help keep cultures strong?

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_______ reflect(s) the jargon,slang,and slogans used within the walls of an organization.

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Organizational culture,by definition,is quite fragile and very easy to change.

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The length of the socialization process varies depending only upon the specific characteristics of the company.

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Surveys suggest that as many as _______ percent of new employees leave an organization within the first 90 days as a result of unmet expectations.

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Orientation programs provide social knowledge,resources,and psychological support to the protégé both at the beginning of employment and as the protégé continues his/her career with the company.

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Which of the following concepts hold(s) that potential employees will be attracted to organizations whose cultures match their own personality,organizations will weed out the potential misfits,and the remaining misfits will leave because of being unhappy or ineffective?

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At Modern Tech Inc. ,managers begin every week with a two-hour meeting focused on the goals for that week,open communication,and strategies to achieve their goals.This routine describes which of the following?

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A positive service culture has been shown to reduce accidents and increase safety-based citizenship behaviours.

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Identify and describe the six major types of artifacts.

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If there are certain areas of an organization that have different demands and needs for their employees,which of the following can be very useful?

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Mentoring has always existed in companies on a strictly formal basis.

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Rabia's firm can be described as having which of these culture types?

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Which cultures take a long time to develop and are very difficult to change?

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