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1

The cultural approach to organizations theory can be best classified as
A)an objective theory.
B)a media theory.
C)a cybernetic theory.
D)an interpretive theory.
2

Pacanowsky uses ______________ as a metaphor of organizational life.
A)a biological system
B)a supermarket
C)a culture
D)a courtroom
3

Based on Geertz's discussion of culture, which of the following is true?
A)Most cultures exert little influence over those living in the culture.
B)No culture is undivided because there are always subcultures that exist inside the larger culture.
C)Job performance is not a true marker of organizational culture.
D)Culture is more about individual rather than shared meaning.
4

The best way to apply the cultural approach to organizations is to use which research method?
A)a survey
B)an ethnography
C)a rhetorical criticism
D)a content analysis
5

The modifier that best describes what ethnographers do is to provide
A)thick description.
B)a timeline of events.
C)a basis for doing survey research.
D)none of the above
6

When ethnographers talk about providing thick description they are really talking about
A)tracking evolving meaning.
B)maintaining an appropriate distance from the people they study.
C)using a definitive vocabulary to portray their ideas.
D)all of the above
7

After working as a consultant with the Gore corporation, Pacanowsky came up with three metaphors to describe the company. Which of these describes a group of like-minded people who love to create something new but still want to fit in?
A)factions in colonial America
B)cluster of peasant villages
C)large improvisational jazz group
D)a garden
8

After working as a consultant with the Gore corporation, Pacanowsky came up with three metaphors to describe the company. Which of these describes an organization with a passion for decentralization and high morality?
A)factions in colonial America
B)cluster of peasant villages
C)large improvisational jazz group
D)a garden
9

After working as a consultant with the Gore corporation, Pacanowsky came up with three metaphors to describe the company. Which of these describes a group of people who love the idealistic goals and remain skeptical of them at the same time?
A)factions in colonial America
B)cluster of peasant villages
C)large improvisational jazz group
D)a garden
10

Of the three types of narratives that capture the drama of organizational life, which one reinforces company policy?
A)personal stories
B)corporate stories
C)collegial stories
D)professional stories
11

Of the three types of narratives that capture the drama of organizational life, which one describes through anecdotes how the organization really works?
A)personal stories
B)corporate stories
C)collegial stories
D)professional stories
12

Of the three types of narratives that capture the drama of organizational life, which one has employees telling stories about how they would like to be seen in the organization?
A)personal stories
B)corporate stories
C)collegial stories
D)professional stories
13

After starting a new job at your company, a co-worker tells you this company really stands behind its policy to keep things orderly noting that even the boss takes out the trash. This is a type of _____________ story.
A)personal
B)collegial
C)corporate
D)fictional
14

An organization can attempt to change its culture by
A)creating favorable metaphors.
B)planting organizational stories.
C)establishing certain rituals.
D)all of the above
15

If an organization wanted to change its culture, how would Geertz respond?
A)Start by changing the metaphor.
B)Changing the culture would be relatively easy to do.
C)Changing the culture would be inappropriate.
D)None of the above.
16

Geertz and Pacanowsky use culture as a metaphor for organizational life.
A)True
B)False
17

Pacanowsky argues that job performance can play only a small role in the enactment of corporate culture.
A)True
B)False
18

The research method that describes how this theory is best investigated is through the rhetorical tradition.
A)True
B)False
19

The best modifier for what an ethnographer does is provide a "thick description" of a particular culture.
A)True
B)False
20

One of the most important outcomes of an ethnography is the ability to trace how meaning evolves inside a culture.
A)True
B)False





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