1、C） high attention to detailD） low aggressivenessE） high stabilityAnswer: BExplanation: B） Outcome orientation is the organizational culture characteristic that describes the degree to which management focuses on results or outcomes rather than on the techniques and processes used to achieve them. Al
2、essios boss has a high focus on outcome.Diff: 2 Page Ref: 219AACSB: Analytic SkillsObjective: Organizational CultureQuest. Category: ApplicationLO: 12） Which of the following is not a characteristic of organizational culture A） attention to detail B） innovation and risk rakingC） process orientation
3、D） team orientation E） outcome orientation C C） Seven primary characteristics seem to capture the essence of an organizations culture: innovation and risk taking, attention to detail, outcome orientation, people orientation, team orientation, aggressiveness, and stability. Characteristics of an Orga
4、nizational Culture Concept/Definitional3） Which of the following characteristics of an organizations culture indicates the degree to which management decisions take into consideration the effect of outcomes on employees within the organization A） attention to detailB） outcome orientationC） team orie
5、ntationD） people orientation E） stability D D） People orientation indicates the degree to which management decisions take into consideration the effect of outcomes on people within the organization. Attention to Detail4） Stability is one of the seven primary characteristics that capture the essence
6、of an organizations culture. It indicates the degree to which _. A） employees are encouraged to be innovative and take risksB） management focuses on results or outcomes rather than on the techniques and processes used to achieve themC） management decisions take into consideration the effect of outco
7、mes on people within the organizationD） work activities are organized around teams rather than individualsE） organizational activities emphasize maintaining the status quo in contrast to growth E E） Stability indicates the degree to which organizational activities emphasize maintaining the status qu
8、o in contrast to growth. People Orientation5） The key characteristic of organizational culture that addresses the degree to which people are competitive rather than easygoing is termed _. A） assertiveness B） team orientationC） aversiveness D） risk taking E） aggressiveness E） Aggressiveness describes
9、 the degree to which people are aggressive and competitive rather than easygoing. 1 Page Ref: Aggressiveness6） Which of the following statements distinguish organizational culture and job satisfactionA） Job satisfaction is descriptive, whereas organizational culture is evaluative.B） Organizational c
10、ulture is static, whereas job satisfaction is dynamic.C） Job satisfaction is immeasurable, whereas organizational culture is measurable.D） Organizational culture is descriptive, whereas job satisfaction is evaluative.E） Organizational culture measures how employees feel about organizations expectati
11、ons, whereas job satisfaction is concerned about how employees perceive the organizations culture. D） The concept of organizational culture is concerned with how employees perceive the characteristics of an organizations culture, not whether they like them, and is therefore a descriptive term. On th
12、e other hand, the concept of job satisfaction seeks to measure how employees feel about the organizations expectations, reward practices and therefore is an evaluative term. Organizational Culture and Job Satisfaction7） Which of the following statements is true regarding an organizations culture A）
13、Organizational culture is evaluative rather than descriptive.B） Large organizations rarely have subcultures.C） A dominant culture expresses the core values shared by a majority of the organizations members.D） A strong culture would increase employee turnover.E） Subcultures and dominant cultures do not share any common values.
