MGMT 609 Week 4 Quiz

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Question 1

According to the reading "Managing corporate culture through reward systems", which is correct about the two reward systems: the Corporate Hierarchy and the Performance-Based Reward System:

Select one:

 a. It's common to see managers brought in from the outside in hierarchical firms

 b. Salary increases are determined through a formal salary plan in the Performance Based Reward System

 c. Performance is defined more quantitatively in Performance Based Reward System than in the Corporate Hierarchy 

 d. The system rewards the team rather than individuals in Performance-Based Reward System

Question 2

A key way diverse teams can reach high performance is ...

Select one:

 a. Treating diversity as a strength, not a weakness, because diverse teams typically perform better than homogenous teams. 

 b. Moving the team forward with specific, productive work, rather than spending excessive time on general, non-results-based team issues like trust-building or communication.

 c. Accelerating the team as quickly as possible past concerns about basic "diversity" challenges, to focus more substantive issues such as project management and availability of resources across the team.

 d. Spending substantial time on building trust and providing shared experiences to address obstacles to cooperation, coordination, and shared identities.

Question 3

In categorizing cultural differences, "universalism'' refers to:

Select one:

 a. Cultures which believe in the fundamental goodness of all individuals.

 b. The theory that all cultures share a core set of fundamental values. 

 c. The belief that universal rules should be applied wherever possible, rather than treating individuals on a case-by-case basis.

 d. The belief that Western values such as individualism are universal, requiring each person to be treated on a case-by-case basis, rather than applying blanket norms to all people without context.