110. Informal rules that exist in organisations regarding dress, work habits, work hours and implicit codes of interpersonal
behaviour are called……
a) Norms b) Beliefs c) Values d)
Tradition 111. Values, beliefs, myths, traditions, and norms are …….
that define an organization’s culture.
a) Ingredients b) Elements c) Articulatory components
d) Dynamo behind the business.
112. A set of guiding principles of
behaviour concerned with right and wrong which help interactions with others
a) Beliefs b) Values c) Ethics d) Tradition
113. ……… are always backed by sanctions of one kind or another, varying from informal disapproval to physical punishment or execution.
a) Values b) Beliefs c) Tradition d) Norms
114. Shared values or guidance that describe the behaviour appropriate in a given situation.
a) Norms b) Myths c) Tradition d) Beliefs
115. A cultural rule defining expected behaviour is called a
a) Belief b) Norm c) Value d) Tradition
116. ……… emphasizes on productive activity as highly important and valuable in and of itself.
a) Positive values b) Reciprocal values c) Work ethic d) Work norms
117. …….. represent basic conviction that ‘specific mode of conduct or end-state of existence is personally or socially preferable to an opposite or converse mode of conduct or end-state of existence’.
a) Belief b) Norm c) Tradition d) Values
118. …….. are important to the study of organizational behaviour because they lay the foundation for the understanding of attitudes, perceptions, personality and motivation.
a) Beliefs b) Norms c) Values d) Ethics.
119. Collective conception of what is considered good, desirable and proper - or bad, undesirable and improper - in a culture.
a) Ethics b) Norms c) Beliefs d) Values
120. …… are the gestures, objects, and language which form the basis for human communication.
a) Symbols b) Rites c) Rituals d) Ceremonies
121. One item used to stand for or represent another
a) Sign b) Symbol c) Rite d) Ritual
122. All are the elements of organizational culture EXCEPT one.
a) Artefacts which include language and behaviuor pattern
b) Basic assumptions including beliefs , values and attitudes
c) Conformance. Capability and best practices.
d) Norms of behaviour, heroes, symbols and symbolic action.
123. …….. are a form of prescribed and elaborated behaviour which
occur as culture traits.
a) Sign b) Symbol c) Myths d) Rituals and ceremonies
124. Myths are important for they serve all of the following functions EXCEPT one.
a) Have no therapeutic value b) Fortify values of skill c) A factor in social adjustment d) Provide rationalisation
125. Ethical codes are a type of corporate ……..
a) Environment b) Artefacts c) Perceptions d) Attitudes
126. A group of two or more people who secretly join together with a view to ensure their own advancement in the organization are called
a) Work group b) Primary group c) Cabals d) Cliques
127. ……… is relatively elaborate, dramatic, planned sets of activities that consolidates various forms of cultural expressions into one event
a) Stories b) Myths c) Ceremonies d) Rite
128. A system of several rites connected with a single occasion or event is referred to as
a) Ceremonial b) Stories c) Myths d)Folktale
129. A standardized, detailed set of techniques and behaviors that manage anxieties, but seldom produce intended, technical consequences of practical importance
a) Myths b) Ritual c) Stories d) Folktale
130. A dramatic narrative of imagined events, usually used to explain origins of transformations of something .
a) Folktale b) Ritual c) Myth d) Rites
131. An unquestioned belief about the practical benefits of certain techniques and behaviors that is not supported by demonstrated facts.
a) Ritual b) Rite c) Folktale d) Myth
132. An historical narrative describing the unique accomplishments of a group and its leaders-usually in heroic terms.
a) Saga b) Ceremony c) Rite d) Ritual
133. A handed-down narrative of some wonderful event that is based in history but has been embellished with fictional details.
a) Folktale b) Legend c) Saga d) Rites
134. A narrative based on true events-often a combination of truth and fiction
a) Rites b) Ritual c) Story d) Ceremony
135. A completely fictional narrative
a) Ceremony b)Rites c) Ritual d) Folktale
136. Any object, act, event, quality, or relation that serves as a vehicle for conveying meaning, usually by representing another thing.
a) Symbol b) Sign c) Gesture d) Rites
137. A particular form or manner in which members of a group use vocal sounds and written signs to convey meanings to each other.
a) Symbol b) Language c) Ritual d) Rites
138. Movements of parts of the body used to express meanings.
a) Signs b) Signals c) Gestures d) Action
139. Material objects manufactured by people to facilitate culturally expressive activities
a) Logos b) Gifts c) Prizes d) Artefacts
140. Deal and Kennedy conclude that organizational success hinges on
strong positive cultures with well articulated…….
a) Values b) History c) Mission d) Vision
141. All of the following EXCEPT one exemplify the corporate culture and reinforce the values of the Organisation.
a) Heroes b) Folktale c) Rites d) Rituals