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Which of the following are characteristics of basic underlying assumptions? they are highly susceptible to change they reflect employee's core beliefs about the company they guide the behavior of an organization they are taken for granted over time -:- they reflect employee's core beliefs abo...

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MPO exam 2 Questions and Answers |
Latest Update
Which of the following are characteristics of basic underlying assumptions?




they are highly susceptible to change




they reflect employee's core beliefs about the company




they guide the behavior of an organization




they are taken for granted over time

✓ -:- they reflect employee's core beliefs about the company

✓ they guide the behavior of an organization

✓ they are taken for granted over time




Companies with a(n)_____ culture have an external focus and value flexibility.

✓ -:- adhocracy




Specialized language such as slogans and acronyms are useful for culture change because




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✓ -:- employees will easily remember and repeat them




The ______ phase of the organizational socialization process requires employees to master

important tasks and roles and to adjust their work group's values and norms.

✓ -:- change and acquisition




The set of implicit assumptions that a group holds and that determines how it perceives,

thinks about, and reacts to its various environments is called

✓ -:- organizational culture




According to many CEOs, corporate _____ is the key to making a company one of the best

✓ -:- Culture




Select the three levels of organizational culture




observable artifacts




basic underlying assumptions




espoused values




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external environment

✓ -:- observable artifacts

basic underlying assumptions

espoused values




Observable artifacts that can be present in a firm's culture are:

✓ -:- Acronyms

Manner of Dress

Awards

Myths and stories told about the organization

Published lists of values

Observable rituals and ceremonies

Special parking spaces

Pictures and images hanging on walls




The second level of organizational culture is espoused ________.

✓ -:- values




Practical guidelines derived from socialization research include which of the following?




New hires are positively affected by formalized socialization procedures

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Socialization tactics can reinforce ethical behaviors




Different techniques are appropriate for different people at different times




New hires should be socialized in the same way

✓ -:- New hires are positively affected by formalized socialization procedures




Socialization tactics can reinforce ethical behaviors




Different techniques are appropriate for different people at different times




Which of the following reflect companies with an adhocracy culture?




They are highly responsive to marketplace changes




They are rigid, inflexible and slow to respond




They emphasize creation of new products and services




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