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As a college senior, Mason researched many companies before deciding on those he wanted to apply to. He searched particularly for those where the company's values were in agreement with his personal values and didn't apply to those where they weren't. Recruiters for the companies he did apply to recommended hiring him partly because they saw Mason's values as a good fit with the company's values. When he made his selection, Mason was sure he would enjoy working for the company because it seemed like a perfect fit for him. Mason's job search reflects the attraction, selection, attrition framework.

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When the values of subcultures do not match those of the larger organization, they are known as fragmented cultures.

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Rosy, Molly, Lily, and Cathy are four friends working at four different organizations. In Molly's firm, employees are both distant and disconnected from one another, whereas in Lily's company, it is quite the opposite-employees are friendly, and they all think alike. Rosy works for an organization where employees think alike but are not friendly to one another. Finally, Cathy is at a firm where employees are friendly, but they think differently and do their own thing. Cathy's firm can be described as having which culture type?

In organizations with fragmented cultures, there is _____ sociability and _____ solidarity.

Lily, Molly, Rosy, and Cathy are four friends working at four different organizations. In Molly's firm, employees are both distant and disconnected from one another, whereas in Lily's company, it is quite the opposite-employees are friendly, and they all think alike. Rosy works for an organization where employees think alike but are not friendly to one another. Finally, Cathy is at a firm where employees are friendly, but they think differently and do their own thing. Lily's firm can be described as having a(n) _____ culture.

When asked about the company where she works, Jena responds by discussing how well they get along and like each other and how, although there is, of course, some conflict, in general the employees think alike about most of the important company values and concerns. Jena is discussing her company in terms of two general culture types: affability and consensus.

As companies grow, they tend to move toward a networked culture because solidarity is harder to foster when groups get really large.

Which of the following hold(s) that potential employees will be attracted to organizations whose cultures match their own personality, organizations will weed out the potential misfits, and the remaining misfits will leave because of being unhappy or ineffective?

Rosy, Lily, Molly, and Cathy are four friends working at four different organizations. In Molly's firm, employees are both distant and disconnected from one another, whereas in Lily's company, it is quite the opposite-employees are friendly, and they all think alike. Rosy works for an organization where employees think alike but are not friendly to one another. Finally, Cathy is at a firm where employees are friendly, but they think differently and do their own thing. Rosy's firm can be described as having a _____ culture.

In organizations with networked cultures, we tend to find _____ sociability and _____ solidarity.

Which of the following involve(s) making sure a potential employee has an accurate picture of what working for an organization is going to be like by providing both the positive and the negative aspects of the job?

To encourage innovation at the organization, MicroTrac allows its engineers to spend 20 percent of their working time pursuing projects that they are passionate about. This describes which of the following cultures?

The values of the marketing department culture at Clean Toothpaste Manufacturing, Inc., do not match with those of the overall organization and the department consistently challenges the values of Clean Toothpaste and lobbies for change. The marketing department's culture can be described as a(n) :

Organizational culture shapes and reinforces certain employee attitudes and behaviors by creating a system of control over employees.

At Rolce Technologies, the core design team of 10 employees has daily "stand-up" meetings. All the core design team members gather standing up for a rapid-fire update on current projects. These stand-up meetings are representative of which of the following components of the organization's culture?

At Delta Diamonds, Inc., managers start every week with a two-hour meeting, focusing on goals for that week and open communication among team members in their department and ways to achieve the goals. This routine describes:

Subcultures are more likely to exist in small companies.

At NoFrills Corporation, employees are distant and disconnected from one another. Based on this, the organizational culture at NoFrills can be described as:

Ceremonies are the daily planned routines that occur in an organization.

An outsider can fully grasp or understand the culture of an organization simply by looking at artifacts visible from outside the company.