Example questions Chapter 16 Essentials of Organizational Behavior (Robbins/Judge)

Essentials of Organizational Behavior, 12e (Robbins/Judge)
Chapter 16 Organizational Culture

1) Alessio's boss doesn't care whether Alessio works at home, at the office, or from his beach
house. All he cares about is that the project is completed on time, on budget, and with exemplary
quality. Which characteristic of organizational culture best describes this aspect of Alessio's job?
A) low risk taking
B) high outcome orientation
C) high attention to detail
D) low aggressiveness
E) high stability
Answer: B
Explanation: B) Outcome orientation is the organizational culture characteristic that describes
the degree to which management focuses on results or outcomes rather than on the techniques
and processes used to achieve them. Alessio's boss has a high focus on outcome.
Diff: 2
AACSB: Analytic Skills
Objective: Organizational Culture
Quest. Category: Application
LO: 1

2) Which of the following is not a characteristic of organizational culture?
A) attention to detail
B) innovation and risk raking
C) process orientation
D) team orientation
E) outcome orientation
Answer: C
Explanation: C) Seven primary characteristics seem to capture the essence of an organization's
culture: innovation and risk taking, attention to detail, outcome orientation, people orientation,
team orientation, aggressiveness, and stability.
Diff: 2
Objective: Characteristics of an Organizational Culture
Quest. Category: Concept/Definitional
LO: 1




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