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The five-step program for developing the multicultural organization 1. Which of the following is NOT one of the steps in Taylor Cox’s five-step program for developing the multicultural organization? a) the organization should develop pluralism with the objective of multibased socialization. b) the firm should disentangle its culture so that there are direct relationships between naturally occurring groups and particular jobs. ...

Other / Other 29 Mar 2016

The important aspects of working together 1. The issues concerned with ___ are tasks to be accomplished, methods used to achieve the goals, and methods of coping with success andfailure. a) structural adaptation. b) strategic adaptation. c) internal integration. d) institutional integration. e) external adaptation. 2. __________ deals with questions such as: What is the real mission? How do we contribute? What are our goals ...

Other / Other 29 Mar 2016

Most organizational cultures are similar if not identical True/False 1. Organizational culture is the system of shared actions, values, and beliefs that develops within an organization and guides the behavior of its members. 2. In the business setting, organizational culture is called corporate culture. 3. Most organizational cultures are similar if not identical to one another. 4. Cultural differences can have a maj ...

Other / Other 28 Mar 2016

Most larger organizations contain several subcultures True/False 1. Some of the key questions regarding internal integration are: What do we do if specific targets are not met? How do we tell others how good we are? When do we quit? 2. Smaller firms often have a single dominant culture with a unitary set of shared actions, values, and beliefs. 3. Most larger organizations contain several subcultures as well as one or more co ...

Other / Other 28 Mar 2016

Predict leader or organizational outcomes 1. When using the leadership grid, results are plotted on a nine-position grid that places concern for __________ on the vertical axis and concern for __________ on the horizontal axis. a) structure; performance. b) people … production. c) task orientation …human relations. d) initiating structure … consideration. e) financial performance … people. 2. Which of ...

Other / Other 28 Mar 2016

Situational leadership requires adjusting the leader’s emphasis 1. Hersey and Blanchard argue that situational leadership requires adjusting the leader’s emphasis on task behaviors and relationship behaviors according to the __________. a) readiness of followers to perform their tasks. b) readiness of leaders to empower their followers. c) willingness of leaders to interact with their followers. d) willingness of foll ...

Other / Other 28 Mar 2016

The multicultural organization is a firm that values diversity True/False 1. As more firms globalize and use mergers and acquisitions to expand, the need to cope with importing subcultures becomes less important. 2. When organizations import and accept subcultural groupings from the larger society, subordinated groups are less likely to form into a counterculture and to work more diligently to change their status than to work for ...

Other / Other 28 Mar 2016

Rites are standardized and recurring activities True/False 1. Sagas are important because they are used to tell new members the real mission of the organization, how the organization operates, and how individuals can fit into the company. 2. Rites are standardized and recurring activities used at special times to influence the behaviors and understanding of organizational members; rituals are systems of rites. 3. Subcultures ...

Other / Other 28 Mar 2016

House’s path-goal model 1. Which of the following leadership theories has it roots in the expectancy model of motivation? a) attribution theory. b) Hersey and Blanchard’s situational leadership theory. c) House’s path-goal theory. d) Graen’s Leader-Member Exchange Theory. e) Fiedler’s contingency theory. 2. In House’s leadership theory, _______ refers to how a leader influences subo ...

Other / Other 28 Mar 2016

The path-goal leadership theory 1. According to the path-goal leadership theory, a manager is showing a participative leadership style when he/she __________. a) lets subordinates know what performance is expected. b) expects the highest levels of performance. c) consults with subordinates and takes their suggestions into account before making decisions. d) treats subordinates as equals during decision making. e) acts friendl ...

Other / Other 28 Mar 2016