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Organizational Culture theorists would be unlikely to use _____________ as a method to study organizations, because they believe discovering is more important than measuring. |
| | A) | experiments |
| | B) | textual analysis |
| | C) | interviews |
| | D) | discourse analysis |
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In Organizational Culture Theory, culture refers to the _____________ within an organization. |
| | A) | way of life |
| | B) | rules |
| | C) | dissonance |
| | D) | structure |
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Geertz used the metaphor of a(n) _____________ to illustrate organizational culture. |
| | A) | onion |
| | B) | ladder |
| | C) | spider web |
| | D) | hornets' nest |
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One of the assumptions of Organizational Culture Theory places importance on _____________, because they are representatives of meaning that organizational members use and interpret every day. |
| | A) | values |
| | B) | cultural differences |
| | C) | shared realities |
| | D) | symbols |
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An organization that engages in a ceremony when promoting a member is using symbols that have a _____________ manifestation, according to Mary Jo Hatch. |
| | A) | behavioral |
| | B) | physical |
| | C) | verbal |
| | D) | nonverbal |
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Organizational Culture Theory seeks to understand organizational life through _____________, or uncovering and interpreting the artifacts, stories, rituals, and practices of an organization. |
| | A) | ethnography |
| | B) | biography |
| | C) | conflict analysis |
| | D) | autobiography |
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Organizational Culture theorists would be interested in _____________ rituals, such as how workers routinely straighten out their desks each day before beginning work. |
| | A) | social |
| | B) | task |
| | C) | performance |
| | D) | personal |
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Those stories that workers tell and re-tell with great enthusiasm over long time periods are called: |
| | A) | organizational rituals |
| | B) | social performances |
| | C) | passion performances |
| | D) | political performances |
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_____________ performances refer to how members of an organization obtain the knowledge and skills to be productive. |
| | A) | Enculturation |
| | B) | Political |
| | C) | Social |
| | D) | Passion |
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Organizational Culture Theory has supported many studies, such as examinations of Muslim employees, law enforcement officers, undergraduate students, and so forth, making it score well under the criterion of: |
| | A) | testability |
| | B) | logical consistency |
| | C) | the test of time |
| | D) | heurism |
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