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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