Which of the following terms is not included in the definition of organizational culture *?

Which of the following terms is not included in the definition of organizational culture *?

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    Combe: Introduction to Management

    Chapter 12: Multiple choice questions

    Instructions

    Answer the following questions and then press 'Submit' to get your score.

    Question 1

    What is the term for the act of getting individuals to behave in ways that are acceptable to a group?

    a) Indoctrination

    b) Brainwashing

    c) Propaganda

    d) Socialisation

    Question 2

    What is not one of the layers of cultural influence?

    a) Social

    b) Business

    c) Organisational

    d) Company

    Question 3

    Which of the following is not part of Schein's model of the formation of culture?

    a) Shared values

    b) Pre-conceptions

    c) Shared beliefs

    d) Norms

    Question 4

    What is a paradigm?

    a) A theoretical assumption

    b) An illustration

    c) A theoretical model

    d) An example serving as a model

    Question 5

    Which element of the cultural web forms regalia?

    a) Symbols

    b) Rituals and routines

    c) Power structures

    d) Control systems

    Question 6

    What type of organisational culture is most likely to deliver stability and efficiency?

    a) Task culture

    b) Role culture

    c) Power culture

    d) People culture

    Question 7

    Power distance in national cultures is a characteristic of a model by which writer?

    a) Geert Hofstede

    b) David Yip

    c) Tony Purdie

    d) Michael Porter

    Question 8

    What is the term for an organisation that adapts to changes in the environment by quickly responding to shifts in supply and demand conditions?

    a) Opportunistic organisation

    b) Enterprising organisation

    c) International organisation

    d) Agile organisation

    Question 9

    What is not a component of an agile organisation?

    a) Market focus and position

    b) Human resources: multi-skilling

    c) Organisational structure

    d) Project-based culture

    Question 10

    Workers' acceptance of change is characteristic of what type of culture?

    a) Team culture

    b) Collaborative culture

    c) Group culture

    d) Collective culture

     

    Which of the following terms is not included in the definition of organizational culture?

    Which of the following terms is NOT included in the definition of organizational culture, adopted within the book? sensible procedures. shared, often implicit assumptions. guides the behaviour and thinking of organizational members. beliefs and values.

    What are the 4 types of organizational culture?

    They identified 4 types of culture – clan culture, adhocracy culture, market culture, and hierarchy culture.

    Which of the following is not a characteristics of an Organisational culture?

    The correct answer is A) attention to detail.

    What is included in organizational culture?

    Organizational culture includes an organization's expectations, experiences, philosophy, as well as the values that guide member behavior, and is expressed in member self-image, inner workings, interactions with the outside world, and future expectations.