What is organisational culture?

A system of shared understandings and meanings.

According to Adrian McLean (1988), what constitutes organisational culture?

Traditions, values, policies, beliefs, and attitudes.

What are the six interrelated elements of organisational culture identified by Johnson and Scholes (2005)?

Stories, rituals and routines, symbols, organisational structure

What does Schein (2010) suggest about the development of organisational culture?

Culture develops as people work together and develop a set of beliefs

What framework suggests four key approaches within organisations that determine the community's culture?

Quinn's Competing Values Framework

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In which type of culture do teams have objectives to achieve and power derives from expertise?
Task Culture
Role Culture
Person Culture
Power Culture
2
What type of culture concentrates power among a few people and has few rules and little bureaucracy?
Person Culture
Role Culture
Power Culture
Task Culture
3
Which type of culture focuses on individuals who believe they are superior to the organisation?
Person Culture
Role Culture
Task Culture
Power Culture
4
What is organisational culture?
A system of shared understandings and meanings.
A set of rules and regulations.
A marketing strategy.
A companys financial structure.
5
According to Adrian McLean (1988), what constitutes organisational culture?
Marketing strategies and goals.
Financial systems and rewards.
Employee performance metrics.
Traditions, values, policies, beliefs, and attitudes.
6
What are the six interrelated elements of organisational culture identified by Johnson and Scholes (2005)?
Products, services, market share, revenue, profit, growth.
Stories, rituals and routines, symbols, organisational structure
Financial systems, marketing strategies, employee performance
Mission, vision, values, goals, strategies, tactics.
7
What are the elements of the Cultural Web that determine acceptable behaviour in an organisation?
Financial systems
Rituals and routines
Employee performance metrics
Marketing strategies
8
What type of culture involves delegation of roles and responsibilities according to education and competencies?
Task Culture
Person Culture
Role Culture
Power Culture
9
What does Schein (2010) suggest about the development of organisational culture?
Culture is defined by financial performance and market share.
Culture is static and does not change over time.
Culture develops as people work together and develop a set of beliefs
Culture is influenced by external factors such competition and regulation
10
What framework suggests four key approaches within organisations that determine the community's culture?
Handy's Cultural Types
Schein's Cultural Model
Porter's Generic Strategies
Quinn's Competing Values Framework
11
Who described culture as "the way that we do things around here"?
Adrian McLean
Johnson and Scholes
Edgar Schein
Charles Handy
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What are the four types of organisational cultures highlighted by Charles Handy?
Stories, Rituals, Symbols, Structure
Power, Role, Task, Person
Mission, Vision, Values, Goals
Financial, Marketing, Operational, Strategic

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