1. Which of the following statements is true about organizations with strong culture?
A) The culture tends to last for a short period of time. Most employees across all subunits understand and embrace the dominant culture.
B) The culture in such firms can never be traced back to the values of the founders.
C) The values are mainly held by a few people at the top of the organization.
D)The values are barely discernible from artifacts and are in flux.
2. Which of the following is a characteristic of an adaptive corporate culture?
A) Employees hold a common mental model that the organization's success depends on their personal well-being.
B) Employees continuously question past practices.
C) Employees tend to be more reactive. Employees tend to take the view that any activity beyond their job description is not their job.
D) Employees are more individualistic and do not experiment with new ideas outside their work profiles. 2 points
3. Which of these statements about organizational stories is true?
A) Organizational stories are just stories; most employees have a hard time believing them.
B) Stories communicate organizational culture if they describe positive events, whereas they undermine organizational culture if they describe negative events.
C) Organizational stories are descriptive but not prescriptive.
D) Stories are most effective at communicating corporate culture when they describe real events with real people.
E) Organizational stories advise people what not to do but leave out the solutions and suggestions.