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A firm that values diversity


1. ____________ deals with questions such as: What is our unique identity? How do we view the world? Who is a member? How do we allocate power, status, and authority? How do we communicate? What is the basis for friendship? 
a) Institutional adaptation. 
b) Internal integration. 
c) External adaptation. 
d) Systematic integration. 
e) Structural adaptation. 


2. Resolving the issues of _________ helps individuals develop a shared identity and a collective commitment. 
a) shared meanings 
b) internal integration 
c) external adaptation 
d) cultural diversity 
e) management philosophy 


3. __________ are groups of individuals with a unique pattern of values and philosophy that is not inconsistent with the organization- dominant values and philosophy. 
a) Subcultures. 
b) Countercultures. 
c) Subordinate cultures. 
d) Collateral cultures. 
e) Tributary cultures. 


4. Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding subcultures? 
a) strong subcultures are often found in high-performance task forces. 
b) strong subcultures are often found in high-performance special project groups. 
c) subcultures reflect groups with a unique pattern of values and philosophy that are inconsistent with the dominant culture of the larger organization or social system. 
d) subcultures emerge to bind individuals working intensely together to accomplish a specific task.
e) strong subcultures are often found in high-performance teams. 


5. The __________ is a firm that values diversity but systematically works to block the transfer of societal based subcultures into the fabric of the organization. 
a) counterculture organization. 
b) subculture dominated organization. 
c) subordinate culture organization. 
d) multicultural organization. 
e) homogeneous organization. 






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