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Distinct dimensions of an organizational culture include:
team-orientation, aggressiveness and outcome orientation
detail orientation, innovation, and stability
stability, innovation and team orientation
all of the above
none of the above
Dave manages a workforce comprised of natural born American citizens and immigrants from Mexico, India and China. Dave feels the American culture is superior to all other countries and so he does not need to understand their backgrounds or life experiences. He feels they should just follow his orders and work hard. Dave is demonstrating:
a polycentric view
an ethnocentric view
a geocentric view
a narcissistic view
a neurotic view
To avoid ethnocentrism, managers should:
seek deep level diversity
avoid deep level diversity
engage similarity-attraction phenomena when hiring
hire employees similar to themselves so everyone gets along
hire teams based on ethnicity so they are more alike one another
Understanding generational cohort values is important because:
baby boomers are more individualistic than Gen Xers
Gen Xers are less concerned with balancing family and career
Baby boomers are less likely to see work as central to their life than Gen Xers
Gen Xers are more individualistic than baby boomers
Baby boomers seek work-life balance
Self awareness...:
is the foundation of emotional intelligence
is a personality trait and so not possible for all employees
is a sign that one is a social chameleon
differentiates an introvert from an extravert
is inconsequential to building relationships
According to affective events theory, emotions affected by work events include:
fear, cognitive dissonance and self-awareness
anger, sadness, and deep acting
fear, joy and love
personality, acting, and fear
deep acting, surface acting, and genuine acting
According to the FLOW theory, workplaces that create flow:
are low energy work environments
have challenging, meaningful work
do not permit employee choice or empowerment
are successful irregardless of employee fit to task
reduce challenge of work to reduce stress
Potential biases in performance appraisals include all of the following except:
liking or disliking the other person
bias of being too lenient for some people and not for others
judging based upon stereotypes
heuristic biases
selectively remembering the positive things that person has done
Which of the following is NOT a component of values?
They involve beliefs accumulated throughout life.
They transcend situations.
They are all of equal importance
They affect perception and interpretation of life experiences.
They pertain to desirable end-states of existence or behaviors.
Which of these represent the core of organizational culture?
Observable artifacts
Basic assumptions
ethics
espoused values
enacted values
If a culture in Country A represents competitive, performance-oriented traits, it is said to be high on the _______ dimension.
power distance
individualism
masculinity
uncertainty avoidance
collectivism
team-orientation, aggressiveness and outcome orientation
detail orientation, innovation, and stability
stability, innovation and team orientation
all of the above
none of the above
Explanation / Answer
detail orientation, innovation, and stability
an ethnocentric view