CE Exam 3 questions with complete
solutions
Organizational Culture - correct answer ✔✔set of values organization members share regarding
functioning and existence of organization
- personality of the organization
-describes how things are done
Organizational subculture - correct answer ✔✔A mini-culture within an organization; reflects values and
beliefs of specific departments or geographic regions
Dominant organization culture - correct answer ✔✔the shared values held by the majority of an
organizations members
Michael Porter - correct answer ✔✔encouragement of the proper behaviors that lead to achievement or
organizational goals and objectives
Why focus on organizational culture? - correct answer ✔✔- influence
- consistency with culture
-enhance organizational productivity
-component of organizational strategy
-guideline to make operational decisions
Competing values model - correct answer ✔✔Organizational cultures differ on two sets of opposite
values
1) flexibility and discretion vs organizational stability, order, and control
2) internal organizational focus vs external organizational focus
types of organizational cultures - correct answer ✔✔1. clan
, 2. adhocracy
3. market
4. hierarchy
clan cultures - correct answer ✔✔-strong internal focus, high degree of flexibility/discretion
-shared values/goals
-cohesion-like a family
adhocracy cultures - correct answer ✔✔-flexibility/discretion--creative, entrepreneurial workplaces
hierarchy cultures - correct answer ✔✔-Formal & structured—Internal focus, stability
-Efficiency, formal rules of operations
market cultures - correct answer ✔✔-stability and control-emphasizes relationships with all stakeholders
Four general approaches to create and sustain - correct answer ✔✔1. establish a vision
2. building and maintaining culture through artifacts
3. onboarding well
4. maintaining
Cultural dimensions that contribute to the mission - correct answer ✔✔-quality dimension
-ethics dimension
-innovation dimension
-spirituality dimension
-diversity dimension
-customer dimension
Organizational socialization - correct answer ✔✔process by which management can appropriately
integrate new employees into the organizations culture
solutions
Organizational Culture - correct answer ✔✔set of values organization members share regarding
functioning and existence of organization
- personality of the organization
-describes how things are done
Organizational subculture - correct answer ✔✔A mini-culture within an organization; reflects values and
beliefs of specific departments or geographic regions
Dominant organization culture - correct answer ✔✔the shared values held by the majority of an
organizations members
Michael Porter - correct answer ✔✔encouragement of the proper behaviors that lead to achievement or
organizational goals and objectives
Why focus on organizational culture? - correct answer ✔✔- influence
- consistency with culture
-enhance organizational productivity
-component of organizational strategy
-guideline to make operational decisions
Competing values model - correct answer ✔✔Organizational cultures differ on two sets of opposite
values
1) flexibility and discretion vs organizational stability, order, and control
2) internal organizational focus vs external organizational focus
types of organizational cultures - correct answer ✔✔1. clan
, 2. adhocracy
3. market
4. hierarchy
clan cultures - correct answer ✔✔-strong internal focus, high degree of flexibility/discretion
-shared values/goals
-cohesion-like a family
adhocracy cultures - correct answer ✔✔-flexibility/discretion--creative, entrepreneurial workplaces
hierarchy cultures - correct answer ✔✔-Formal & structured—Internal focus, stability
-Efficiency, formal rules of operations
market cultures - correct answer ✔✔-stability and control-emphasizes relationships with all stakeholders
Four general approaches to create and sustain - correct answer ✔✔1. establish a vision
2. building and maintaining culture through artifacts
3. onboarding well
4. maintaining
Cultural dimensions that contribute to the mission - correct answer ✔✔-quality dimension
-ethics dimension
-innovation dimension
-spirituality dimension
-diversity dimension
-customer dimension
Organizational socialization - correct answer ✔✔process by which management can appropriately
integrate new employees into the organizations culture
