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Describe what research has found about the outcomes associated with organizational culture.

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A(n) _________ developmental network is associated with high developmental relationship diversity and high developmental relationship strength.

A) Entrepreneurial
B) Opportunistic
C) Traditional
D) Mentoring
E) Receptive

F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

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Organizational cultures can drive employee attitudes, performance, and organizational effectiveness, thereby leading to competitive advantage.

In the _________ phase of organizational socialization, employees' values, skills and attitudes start to shift as the new recruit discovers what the organization is truly like.

Organizations with adhocracy cultures are described as:

Companies with clan cultures resemble family-type organizations.

Jimmy starts work at an accounting firm. On the first day of work, his boss takes him aside and tells him about the specifics of his job at the firm. Over the next few months, when they both have time, Jimmy's boss gives him further advice, instructions, and personal training on unique tasks. Which of the following describes Jimmy's socialization process at the accounting firm?

Andrew is starting his own bakery. To help him out, his father's friend, who owns a supermarket, offers him a supply of flour and sugar at discount prices. Andrew's close friend, who is a real estate agent, gives him advice on how to get a large loft in the downtown area at a reasonable price. His mother, who has strong political ties in the community, uses her contacts with locals to spread the word about Andrew's new business. Which of the following developmental networks does Andrew have?

Basic underlying assumptions are organizational values that have become so taken for granted over time that they become assumptions that guide organizational behavior.

What is mentoring? Describe the two general functions of mentoring, giving two examples of each.

What is a hierarchical culture? How is this type of culture defined in the CVF? What would it be like to work in this type of culture?

Which of the following statements about organizational socialization is false?

A(n) _________ developmental network is associated with low developmental relationship diversity and high developmental relationship strength.

Amy has recently joined a new research institute. She had initially thought that her job would entail a lot of field work, which would allow her to gain some practical experience, but her manager just gives her a lot of paperwork instead. She is also learning to adjust to the strict dress code that the company enforces on all of its employees. Amy is in the _________ stage of the socialization process.

Organizations with market cultures are described as:

Identify and discuss the four functions of organizational culture. Use an example of a real organization to illustrate each of these functions.

Which of the following statements about developmental networks is false?

Enacted values represent the values that employees ascribe to an organization based on their observations of what occurs on a daily basis.

One of the important functions of organizational culture is to help members make sense of their surroundings.

According to research, subjective innovation is highest in market cultures, of all the culture types.