MGT-420 Exam 4 Example Questions with Complete Answers
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Course
MGT420
Institution
MGT420
Culture concerns all of the following except ___.
(a) the collective concepts shared by members of a firm
(b) acquired capabilities
(c) the personality of the leader
(d) the beliefs of members - Answer-c) the personality of the leader
The three levels of cultural analysis highlighted in the ...
MGT-420 Exam 4 Example Questions
with Complete Answers
Culture concerns all of the following except ___.
(a) the collective concepts shared by members of a firm
(b) acquired capabilities
(c) the personality of the leader
(d) the beliefs of members - Answer-c) the personality of the leader
The three levels of cultural analysis highlighted in the text concern __
(a) observable culture, shared values, and common assumptions
(b) stories, rites, and rituals
(c) symbols, myths, and stories
(d) manifest culture, latent culture, and observable artifacts - Answer-a) observable
culture, shared values, and common assumptions
External adaptation concerns ____
(a) the unproven beliefs of senior executives
(b) the process of coping with outside forces
(c) the vision of the founder
(d) the processes working together - Answer-b) the process of coping with outside
forces
Internal integration concerns ___
(a) the process of deciding the collective identity and how members will live together
(b) the totality of the daily life of members as they see and describe it
(c) expressed unproven beliefs that are accepted uncritically and used to justify current
actions
(d) groups of individuals with a pattern of values that rejects those of the larger society -
Answer-a) the process of deciding the collective identity and how members will live
together
When Japanese workers start each day with the company song, this is an example of
a(n) ___
(a) symbol
(b) myth
(c) underlying assumption
(d) ritual - Answer-d) ritual
__ is a sense of broader purpose that workers infuse into their tasks as a result of
interaction with one another
(a) A rite
(b) A cultural symbol
(c) A foundation myth
,(d) A shared meaning - Answer-d) a shared meaning
The story of a corporate turnaround attributed to the efforts of a visionary manager is an
example of ___
(a) a saga
(b) a foundation myth
(c) internal integration
(d) a latent cultural artifact - Answer-a) a saga
The process of creating new ideas and putting them into practice is ___
a) innovation
b) creative destruction
c) product innovation
d) process innovation - Answer-a) innovation
Any object, act, or event that serves to transmit cultural meaning is called ____
(a) a saga
(b) a cultural symbol
(c) a cultural lag
(d) a cultural myth - Answer-b) cultural symbol
Groups where the patterns of values outwardly reject those of the larger organization
are ___
(a) external adaptation rejectionist
(b) cultural lag
(c) countercultures
(d) organizational myths - Answer-c) countercultures
Groups with unique patterns of values and philosophies that are consistent with the
dominant organizational culture are called ____
(a) countercultures
(b) subcultures
(c) sagas
(d) rituals - Answer-b) subcultures
A ________ links key goal-related issues with key collaboration issues to come up with
general ways by which the firm will manage its affairs
(a) managerial philosophy
(b) cultural symbol
(c) ritual
(d) saga - Answer-a) managerial philosophy
Commonly held cause-effect relationships that cannot be empirically supported are
referred to as _____
(a) cultural lags
(b) rituals
The patterns of values and philosophies that outwardly reject those of the larger
organization or social system are called ___
(a) sagas
(b) organizational development
(c) rituals
(d) countercultures - Answer-d) countercultures
___ is a condition in which dominant cultural patterns are inconsistent with new
emerging innovations
(a) Organizational cultural lag
(b) Management philosophy
(c) Internal integration
(d) External adaptation - Answer-a) organizational cultural lag
Human resource management is the process of ________, developing, and maintaining
a high-quality workforce
(a) attracting
(b) compensating
(c) appraising
(d) selecting - Answer-a) attracting
A ________ is a criterion that organizations can legally justify for use in screening job
candidates
(a) job description
(b) bona fide occupational qualification
(c) realistic job preview
(d) BARS - Answer-b) bona fide occupational qualification
___programs are designed to ensure equal employment opportunities for groups
historically underrepresented in the workforce.
(a) Realistic recruiting
(b) Mentoring
(c) Affirmative action
(d) Coaching - Answer-c) affirmative action
Which of the following questions can an interviewer legally ask a job candidate during a
telephone interview?
(a) Are you pregnant or planning to soon start a family?
(b) What skills do you have that would help you do this job really well?
(c) Will you be able to work at least ten years before hitting the retirement age?
(d) Do you get financial support from a spouse or companion who is also a wage
earner? - Answer-b) What skills do you have that would help you do this job really well?
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