Question 1

Which of the following is not a dimension along which socialization tactics can vary?

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A)   Individual versus collective
B)   Fixed versus variable
C)   Investiture versus divestiture
D)   Serial versus disjunctive
E)   Managerial versus peerF) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 2

Which of the following mechanisms for changing organizational culture addresses only the level of basic underlying assumptions of culture?

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A)   Organizational activities, processes, or outcomes
B)   Rites and rituals
C)   Formal statements
D)   Design of physical space
E)   Slogans and languageF) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 3

An individual should foster a broad developmental network because the number and quality of contacts will influence his or her career success.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

An artifact is:

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A)   Part of the organization's structure
B)   A type of group process
C)   An organizational value that has become taken for granted
D)   An explicitly stated value preferred by the organization
E)   A physical manifestation of an organization's cultureF) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

What is a clan culture? How is this type of culture defined in the CVF? What would it be like to work in this type of culture?

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Question 6

The phases of organizational socialization are:

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A)   Anticipatory, encounter, and change and acquisition
B)   Flexibility and stability
C)   Orientation, mentoring, and coaching
D)   Individual, variable, and investiture
E)   Identity, commitment, stability, and sense-makingF) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

When implementing culture change, a manager should use a laissez-faire approach.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In which stage of the organizational socialization process would an onboarding program be provided?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mentoring
B)   Anticipatory
C)   Encounter
D)   Change and acquisition
E)   NetworkingF) All of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 9

Organizations tend to have one type of culture that is more dominant than the others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Organizations with clan cultures are described as:

Accepted Answer

A)   Internally focused and valuing flexibility
B)   Externally focused and valuing flexibility
C)   Internally focused and valuing stability and control
D)   Externally focused and valuing stability and control
E)   A balance of internal and external focus and valuing flexibilityF) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 11

More and more organizations use socialization tactics to reinforce a culture that promotes ethical behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is not a function of organizational culture?

Accepted Answer

A)   Collective commitment
B)   Social system stability
C)   Diversity management
D)   Sense-making
E)   Organizational identityF) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 13

In the _________ phase of organizational socialization, employees master important tasks and roles and adjust to their work group's values and norms.

Accepted Answer

A)   Mentoring
B)   Anticipatory socialization
C)   Encounter
D)   Change and acquisition
E)   NetworkingF) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

The three phases of organizational socialization are anticipatory, encounter, and retrospective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

When implementing cultural change through the use of formal statements, a leader is operating at the level of observable artifacts and espoused values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

An organization can have the best vision and strategy in the world, but it won't be able to execute them unless its culture is aligned with its strategy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The function of culture that helps employees understand why the organization does what it does and how it intends to accomplish its long-term goals is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   Strategic management
B)   Sense-making
C)   Competing values
D)   Social system stability
E)   Organizational socializationF) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 18

One of the important characteristics of organizational culture is that it affects the organization's outcomes at the group/team and organizational levels; however, it does not affect outcomes at the individual level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Market cultures:

Accepted Answer

A)   Empower employees to take risks
B)   Drive toward productivity, profit, and customer satisfaction
C)   Have been shown to be generally ineffective
D)   Devote considerable resources to hiring and developing employees
E)   Assess effectiveness with measures of efficiency, timeliness, quality, safety, and reliabilityF) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 20

The Culture Value Framework provides a practical way for managers to understand, measure, and change organizational culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Organizational Culture, Socialization, and Mentoring

Which of the following mechanisms for changing organizational culture addresses only the level of basic underlying assumptions of culture?

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The three phases of organizational socialization are anticipatory, encounter, and retrospective.

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In which stage of the organizational socialization process would an onboarding program be provided?

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When implementing culture change, a manager should use a laissez-faire approach.

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One of the important characteristics of organizational culture is that it affects the organization's outcomes at the group/team and organizational levels; however, it does not affect outcomes at the individual level.

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In the _________ phase of organizational socialization, employees master important tasks and roles and adjust to their work group's values and norms.

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Organizations tend to have one type of culture that is more dominant than the others.

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The Culture Value Framework provides a practical way for managers to understand, measure, and change organizational culture.

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An individual should foster a broad developmental network because the number and quality of contacts will influence his or her career success.

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What is a clan culture? How is this type of culture defined in the CVF? What would it be like to work in this type of culture?

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