Management Organization Chap 5

Organizational culture is best defined as:

• The company's financial policies

• A collection of shared values and norms within an organization

• The formal organizational structure

• The product branding strategy

Which of the following usually has the main influence on an organization's culture?

• Government regulations

• The founder

• The customers

• Competitors

The founder's assumptions about ______ form the foundation of organizational culture.

• Success

• Profit margin

• Technology

• Competitor behavior

Organizational culture enables an organization to:

• Avoid employee appraisals

• Adapt to environmental changes

• Ignore stakeholder interests

• Operate without leadership

Organizational culture can either ______ or hinder strategic actions.

• Facilitate

• Copy

• Ignore

• Block only

Which of these is NOT listed as an element of organizational culture?

• Values

• Symbols

• Technology patents

• Heroes

Which of the following is part of the functions of organizational culture?

• Cooperation and decision-making

• Product pricing

• Tax reporting

• Outsourcing

Transactional leadership motivates followers by:

• Inspiring involvement in a mission

• Exchanging rewards for performance

• Avoiding risk

• Ignoring performance

Transformational leadership motivates by:

• Inspiring involvement in a mission

• Giving strict orders

• Exchanging money for work

• Avoiding change

Charismatic leaders influence others through:

• Personal qualities and charm

• Bureaucratic processes

• Rigid rules

• Avoiding interaction