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Chapter 17
Exam 4
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Business
Undergraduate 3
04/19/2011

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Organizational Culture
Definition
the set of shared values, beliefs, and norms that influences the way employees think, feel, and behave toward each other and toward people outside the organization
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Values
Definition
general criteria, standards, or guiding principles that people use to determine which types of behaviors, events, situations, and outcomes are desirable or undesirable
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Terminal Value
Definition
a desired end, state, or outcome that people seek to achieve
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Instrumental Value
Definition
a desired mode or type of behavior that people seek to follow
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Employees Learn Org Values and Norms through:
Definition
Formal Socialization Practices
Organizational Language
Signs, Symbols, and Stories
Organizational Rites and Ceremonies
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Organizational Ethics
Definition
the moral values, beliefs, and rules that establish the appropriate way for an organization and its members to deal with each other and with people outside the organization
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Socialization
Definition
the process through which employees learn norms
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Symbols
Definition
anything visible that can be used to represent abstract shared values or something of meaning
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Narratives
Definition
stories, sagas, legends, myths in a culture
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Shared Assumptions
Definition
thoughts and feelings members take for granted and believe to be true
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Shared Practices
Definition
things that people either do/do not do
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Taboos
Definition
forbidden behaviors
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Rites and Ceremonies
Definition
type of shared practice; elaborate activities used to evoke feelings
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Subcultures
Definition
cultures developed within overall structure
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