Tisa is a subordinate who simply acknowledges the power of her superior, Wally,

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Tisa is a subordinate who simply acknowledges the power of her superior, Wally, based merely upon his relative position in the hierarchy of authority. She follows Wally because that is his social position in the business. She seldom questions orders and follows them simply because of her role in the hierarchy is to follow orders. Tisa and Wally’s society exemplify which of Hofstede’s dimensions?

Low power distance

Long-term orientation

High power distance

Collectivistic

Jayson has been working in a new country for about a year now. He has a good grasp of how this new culture operates and he feels that he can handle most situations that he comes across. He has even started to value the differences that this new culture has to his own. Jayson is in which stage of culture adaptation?

Independence

Reintegration

Disintegration

Autonomy

Employee surveys, questionnaires, and interviews are common techniques used in which step of the organizational development model?

Diagnosis

Determination

Progress monitoring

Intervention

Oliver works in a place that has a formal chain of command and is internally focused. His manager Amelia, uses her position to manage her employees and to emphasize the importance of efficiency, productivity, and organization in the day-to-day running of operations. Oliver and Amelia work for a company that fits which type of culture?

Clan

Adhocracy

Market

Hierarchy

Levi is researching a company that he thinks might be a good fit for him. He is talking to current employees to get their opinions about what they like and dislike about the company and looking up the company online to get a better sense of the working environment. Levi is engaged in which stage of Feldman’s organizational socialization model?

Context phase

Anticipatory socialization

Encounter phase

Change and acquisition phase

Low power distance

Long-term orientation

High power distance

Collectivistic

Explanation / Answer

The correct answer is option c (high power distance).

In high power distance, team members follow the decisions of the leaders The subordinates or team members expect that the leader will dictate their responsibilities and will perform their tasks by hardly questioning the leader.

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