Chapter 16 - Organizational Culture

3. A system of shared meaning held by organizational members that distinguishes the organization from other
5. Jargon and special ways of expressing one’s self to indicate membership in the organization. One of the ways through which organizational culture is transmitted to employees.
7. A _____ culture is a culture in which the core values are intensely held and widely shared.
8. The degree to which people are aggressive and competitive. A primary characteristic of culture.
10. A condition that occurs when an organization takes on a life of its own, apart from any of its members, and acquires immortality.
11. The degree to which activities emphasize maintaining the status quo. A primary characteristic of culture.

1. Narratives of events about the organization's founders, rule breaking, rags-to-riches successes, reductions in the workforce, relocation of employees, reactions to past mistakes, and organizational coping. One of the ways through which organizational culture is transmitted to employees.
2. The ultimate source of an organization’s culture is its ________.
4. Repetitive sequences of activities that express and reinforce the key values of the organization, which goals are most important, which people are important, and which are expendable.
6. Organization practices that can be sustained over a long period of time because the tools or structures that support them are not damaged by the processes.
9. Minicultures within an organization, typically defined by department designations and geographical separation.