Understanding Culture in Organizations

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1 . Which of the following statements about culture are
true, and which are false?
Culture is something that needs to be discarded,
because it is not useful. -false
Culture is a random set of beliefs that people in an
organisation do not share with one another.-false
Culture is seldom concerned with the external
environment of an organisation-false
Culture is comprised of assumptions that have worked
well enough to be considered valid-true
Culture is taught as the correct way to perceive, think,
and feel in relation to problems of external adaptation
and internal integration-true
Culture is always about the internal integration of new
members-false
Culture is learned by a group as it solves its problems
of external adaptation and internal integration-true
Culture is a pattern of shared basic assumptions-true
Culture is taught to new members-true
Culture is never taught by older members of the group-
false
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2. Any stable group can have a culture. You can develop a

culture within a team, community, company, or
department.
Select one:
True
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3 . Identify the two correct ways to complete this sentence:
Culture is a powerful leadership tool because__________.
Select more than one:
b. once an organisation has developed a strong culture, it
never needs to change it, and can therefore focus on other
objectives
c. understanding the subcultures of different groups in the
organisation can help a leader bring them into alignment
on organisational goals
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4. A leader should always try to ensure that an organisation
has a single, strong culture, rather than several
subcultures.
Select one:
True
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5. Rank the following layers of culture from top to bottom:
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