ConcepTest: Culture 1) Product differentiation 1) Product differentiation 2) Diversification strategy 2) Diversification strategy 3) Weak culture 3) Weak culture 4) Competitive advantage 4) Competitive advantage 5) Lots of diversity 5) Lots of diversity While interviewing for a While interviewing for a job at the XYZ company, job at the XYZ company, you find a variety of you find a variety of “cliques.” You ask each “cliques.” You ask each group what it’s like to group what it’s like to work for XYZ, and you get work for XYZ, and you get very different responses. very different responses. As you ask pointed As you ask pointed questions in efforts to questions in efforts to determine XYZ’s mission determine XYZ’s mission and core values, you get and core values, you get answers that are all over answers that are all over the map with no the map with no consistency. Which of consistency. Which of the following is likely the following is likely to be true about XYZ? to be true about XYZ? Because it’s clear the values are not widely and deeply held, XYZ has a weak culture. Do you think there is/could be a relationship between a company with many products or extensive diversity and a weak culture? Discuss with your neighbor.
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While interviewing for a job at While interviewing for a job at
the XYZ company, you find a the XYZ company, you find a
variety of “cliques.” You ask variety of “cliques.” You ask
each group what it’s like to each group what it’s like to
work for XYZ, and you get very work for XYZ, and you get very
different responses. As you ask different responses. As you ask
pointed questions in efforts to pointed questions in efforts to
determine XYZ’s mission and determine XYZ’s mission and
core values, you get answers core values, you get answers
that are all over the map with no that are all over the map with no
consistency. Which of the consistency. Which of the
following is likely to be true following is likely to be true
about XYZ? about XYZ?
Because it’s clear the values are not widely and deeply held, XYZ has a
weak culture.
Do you think there is/could be a relationship between a company with many products or extensive diversity and a weak culture? Discuss with your neighbor.
ConcepTest: Culture
1) Hair color 1) Hair color 2) National culture2) National culture3) Age3) Age4) Sexual orientation4) Sexual orientation5) Functional background5) Functional background
Which of the Which of the following is not following is not generally thought of generally thought of when we look at when we look at diversity in diversity in organizations?organizations?
Hair color can change, and therefore is not thought of as a stable
characteristic likely to impact your work experience.
Since we study diversity in organizations because it
impacts our work experience, do you think we should
consider hair color? Is it something that could alter your
work experience? If so, how? Discuss with a classmate.
ConcepTest: Culture
1) Serve diverse 1) Serve diverse clients/customers betterclients/customers better
Diversity is believed Diversity is believed to help groups and to help groups and organizations organizations perform better. perform better. Which of these are Which of these are not reasons diversity not reasons diversity is believed to be is believed to be helpful?helpful?
While better food may be present in worker lunchboxes (depending on your tastes!), we don’t generally make the case for diversity based on this condition.
When you are selecting your first job out of college, will a diverse organization be more appealing? Why or why not? Will it be a critical part of your decision? Discuss with your neighbor.
ConcepTest: Culture
1) Selection1) Selection2) Socialization2) Socialization3) Stories and Symbols3) Stories and Symbols4) Systems for rewards 4) Systems for rewards 5) Sales5) Sales
Which of the Which of the following does not following does not play a key role in play a key role in creating an creating an organizational organizational culture?culture?
All of the choices except sales are key elements in the formation
and maintenance of an organizational culture.
Is there a way, though, that sales could influence a culture? If so, how? Discuss with your neighbor.
work at Joe’s Bikes, they work at Joe’s Bikes, they
are told “Once, a supplier are told “Once, a supplier
had an emergency and had an emergency and
couldn’t get the truck to us couldn’t get the truck to us
until the following Monday. until the following Monday.
Lisa here rented a truck and Lisa here rented a truck and
went up there and picked up went up there and picked up
the bolts herself---of course the bolts herself---of course
she did---we had bikes to she did---we had bikes to
assemble for our Saturday assemble for our Saturday
sale.” This is an example ofsale.” This is an example of
By telling this story to their new hires, Joe’s Bikes is communicating the company
values.
What values (of Joe’s Bikes) are being communicated? Discuss with your neighbor.
ConcepTest: Culture
1) High context1) High context2) Low context2) Low context3) Socialist3) Socialist4) Democratic4) Democratic5) Not sure5) Not sure
In Country J, In Country J, nonverbal cues are nonverbal cues are very important in very important in determining what is determining what is really being said. really being said. Country J is Country J is probably probably ______________.______________.
In high context countries, all aspects of a situation are meaningful when communication is taking place.
ConcepTest: Culture
1) High context1) High context2) Democratic2) Democratic3) Open-minded3) Open-minded4) Low context4) Low context5) Not sure5) Not sure
People in Country Z People in Country Z
pride themselves on pride themselves on
the fact that what the fact that what
you say is what you you say is what you
mean and what you mean and what you
hear is what is being hear is what is being
said. Country Z is said. Country Z is
__________________________________
In low context countries, the context does not play a
large role in conveying meaning.
ConcepTest: Culture
1) National culture1) National culture2) Organizational culture2) Organizational culture3) Socialized vs. democratic 3) Socialized vs. democratic
environmentsenvironments4) Old organizations vs. new 4) Old organizations vs. new
organizationsorganizations5) Strong cultures vs. weak 5) Strong cultures vs. weak
culturescultures
The terms high The terms high context and low context and low context refer tocontext refer to __________________________________
High and low context refers to national culture.
While high and low context are always used in reference to
national culture, do you think the concepts could apply to
organizational cultures? How so? Discuss with your neighbor. If
we drew parallels, what would it be like in a high context
organization?
ConcepTest: Culture
1) 11) 12) 22) 23) 33) 34) 44) 45) 55) 5
Yongliang is an engineer Yongliang is an engineer from China. He works for from China. He works for a major aerospace a major aerospace company in the U.S., and company in the U.S., and has worked for the has worked for the company for 26 years. If company for 26 years. If we were to consider his we were to consider his diversity characteristics, diversity characteristics, how many dimensions how many dimensions would we consider?would we consider?
We would consider his gender (male), age (middle aged), national
culture (Chinese), functional background (engineer) and tenure
in the organization (26 years).
ConcepTest: Culture
1) artifacts, values, and 1) artifacts, values, and assumptionsassumptions
2) employees, supervisors, and 2) employees, supervisors, and managementmanagement
3) environment, strategy, and 3) environment, strategy, and directiondirection
4) values, emotions, and 4) values, emotions, and attitudesattitudes
5) not sure5) not sure
Culture consists of Culture consists of
which of the which of the
following:following:
Culture, overall, consists of artifacts, values and assumptions that, together, are unique to that particular culture.
ConcepTest: Culture
1) Yes, it’s possible.1) Yes, it’s possible.2) They can be similar, but not 2) They can be similar, but not
exactly the same.exactly the same.3) No, they cannot be the same. 3) No, they cannot be the same. 4) Sure, why not? 4) Sure, why not? 5) Not sure5) Not sure
Can two cultures be Can two cultures be the same?the same?
While cultures can be very similar, they can never be exactly the same.
Training is way for organizations to socialize their members and to promote the kinds of values and norms they espouse.
ConcepTest: Culture
1) Widely shared1) Widely shared2) Posted on all walls2) Posted on all walls3) Deeply held3) Deeply held4) 1 and 24) 1 and 25) 1 and 35) 1 and 3
In a strong culture, In a strong culture, core values arecore values are
In a strong culture, core values are widely shared and deeply held.
If you walked into an organization and saw its core values posted on every wall, would you suspect a strong or a weak culture? Discuss with your neighbor.
ConcepTest: Culture
1) Yes, but only if the new culture is 1) Yes, but only if the new culture is one of egalitarianism.one of egalitarianism.
2) No, not if they want to motivate 2) No, not if they want to motivate people. people.
3) No, people should be rewarded 3) No, people should be rewarded based on their effort. based on their effort.
4) Yes, everyone should always get 4) Yes, everyone should always get equal pay. equal pay.
5) No, people should be paid based on 5) No, people should be paid based on
their rank in the organization.their rank in the organization.
If an organization is If an organization is
trying to promote a trying to promote a
new culture, should new culture, should
it give everyone it give everyone
equal pay?equal pay?
Compensation systems should reflect the core values of an organization and
reinforce desired behaviors. So, if an organization is trying to promote a culture
of egalitarianism, it should have little if any variation in pay.