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Which of the following is an advantage of a strong culture?

A) It makes merging with another organization more simple.
B) It allows employees to identify themselves with the organization.
C) It can be "too much of a good thing" if it creates extreme behaviors.
D) It makes adapting to the environment less difficult.
E) It attracts and retains similar kinds of employees.

F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

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The goal of an organization's socialization efforts should be to minimize reality shock as much as possible.

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B) False

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Nike's "swoosh" is an example of a:

In your final semester,you are interviewing at Raintree,Inc.You have collected preliminary information from Raintree's website and other employees.You are getting additional information during the interview process from the managers.You can be described at which stage of the socialization process?

When a company holds to its espoused values over time and regardless of the situations it operates in,the values become less believable to employees.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of a strong culture?

Espoused values can range from published documents,such as a company's vision or mission statement,to verbal statements made to employees by executives and managers.

An organization's corporate logo is an example of a:

Organizations that have cultures in which employees think alike but are not friendly to one another can be considered communal cultures.

The environment at National Studio,Inc.,is very political and employees generally are always thinking "What's in it for me?" Such a culture can be described as which of the following?

_____ are the taken-for-granted beliefs and philosophies that are so ingrained that employees simply act on them rather than questioning the validity of their behavior in a given situation.

Explain the three ways in which organizations routinely and effectively help speed up the socialization process of newcomers.

Which of the following tactics is designed to encourage adaptation to the organization's culture?

Scenario: Verve,Inc.

You have recently been hired by TellMe,Inc.Today is your first day.You can be described at which stage of the socialization process?

Scenario: Four Friends Molly,Lily,Rosy,and Cathy are four friends working at four different organizations.In Molly's firm,employees are both distant and disconnected from one another,whereas in Lily's company,it is quite the opposite-employees are friendly and they all think alike.Rosy works for an organization where employees think alike but are not friendly to one another.Finally,Cathy is at a firm where employees are friendly but they think differently and do their own thing.

MicroTrac allows its engineers to spend 20 percent of their working time pursuing projects that they are passionate about to encourage innovation at the organization.This describes which of the following specific cultures?

Physical structures say a lot about a culture.

Which of the following involve(s) making sure a potential employee has an accurate picture of what working for an organization is going to be like by providing both the positive and the negative aspects of the job?

One of the main disadvantages of realistic job previews is that it is very expensive.