LDR - 302S Organizational Culture
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Describe situations when various leadership models may be
appropriately employed - ANSWER The key is to find the
one(s) that enables you to create a leadership style that gets the
best from your...
Describe situations when various leadership models may be
appropriately employed - ANSWER ✔ The key is to find the
one(s) that enables you to create a leadership style that gets the
best from your people. This isn't a 'one-size-fits-all' process...it is
quite fluid. You need to take into account what your people need
and the situation you are in to lead effectively.
Identify how various leadership models may influence the culture
within an organization - ANSWER ✔ Your leadership style can
play an important role in your people's perceptions of the
organization's culture. For example, if your leadership style is
highly transactional, your people might perceive the culture of the
organization as one where award winners are valued above
everyone else, possibly using that to impact who gets a certain
job. Moreover, if your style is based on elements of the Adaptive
model, you could create the impression that the work (or mission)
is most important because it's the only thing you pay attention to.
organizational culture - ANSWER ✔ the values and assumptions
shared within an organization.
artifacts - ANSWER ✔ the observable symbols and signs of an
organization's culture.
, rituals - ANSWER ✔ the programmed routines of daily
organizational life that dramatize the organization's culture.
ceremonies - ANSWER ✔ planned displays of organizational
culture, conducted specifically for the benefit of an audience.
adaptive culture - ANSWER ✔ an organizational culture in which
employees are receptive to change, including the ongoing
alignment of the organization to its environment and continuous
improvement of internal processes.
bicultural audit - ANSWER ✔ a process of diagnosing cultural
relations between companies and determining the extent to which
cultural clashes will likely occur.
attraction-selection-attrition (ASA theory - ANSWER ✔ a theory
which states that organizations have a natural tendency to attract
,select, and retain people with values and personality
characteristics that are consistent with the organizations
character, resulting in a more homogeneous organization and a
stronger culture.
organizational situation - ANSWER ✔ the process by which
individuals learn the values, expected behaviors, and social
knowledge necessary to assume their roles in the organization.
psychological contract - ANSWER ✔ the individuals beliefs about
the terms and conditions of a reciprocal exchange agreement
between that person and another party (typically an employer)
reality shock - ANSWER ✔ the stress that results when
employees perceive discrepancies between their pre employment
expectations and on-the-job reality.
, realistic job preview (RJP) - ANSWER ✔ provides applicants with
a balance of positive and negative information about the job and
work context.
dominant culture - ANSWER ✔ the values and assumption
shared most consistently and widely by the organization's
members.
subcultures - ANSWER ✔ located throughout their various
divisions, geographic regions, and occupational groups.
countercultures - ANSWER ✔ they embrace values or
assumptions that directly oppose the organizations dominant
culture.
assimilation - ANSWER ✔ occurs when employees at the
acquired company willingly embrace the cultural values of the
acquiring organization.
deculturation - ANSWER ✔ imposing their culture and business
practices in the acquired organization.
integration - ANSWER ✔ to combine the two or more cultures
into a new composite culture that preserves the best features of
the previous cultures.
separation - ANSWER ✔ occurs when the merging companies
agree to remain distinct entities with minimal exchange of culture
or organizational practices.
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