Chapter 6

Cultures develop over time or can change instantly as a result of a single major event, for example the death of a company founder.  Is this statement true or false?

• T

• F

 Schein said that leadership and culture were totally divorced from one another.  Is this statement true or false?

• T

• F

How diverse is the company either in terms of product range, geographical spread or cultural make-up of its stakeholders is a factor that shapes the culture of the organization

• T

• F

Which of the following can be considered as influences on organisational culture?

•  Individual initiative, degree of risk tolerance, clarity of direction

• Individual initiative, no. of board of directors, clarity of direction

A project team is more likely to be a role culture

• T

• F

Culture was expressed by Handy as being “the way we do things around here”. Is this statement true or false?

• T

• F

Culture was expressed by Handy as ‘the sum of the belief, knowledge, attitudes, norms and customs that prevail in an organisation’. Is this statement true or false?

• T

• F

 The tales of company creation, such as difficulties the founder had to face and how he/she managed to overcome them successfully, often form a part of organisational culture.

Is this statement true or false?

• T

• F

“The first leaders of the organisation tend to define its later culture.” Which major writer on culture came to this conclusion?

• Handy

• Schein

John begins a new job at a company. He discovers that, unlike his previous job, all staff members dress casually. According to Schein, which level of culture is John observing?

•  Artefacts

• Espoused values