Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

Question

1. A good organizational culture can facilitate a low turnover rate. 
2. Sometimes an organizational structure can be strong enough to take the place of organizational culture. 
3. When employees are forced to adhere to an organization's values through extensive procedures and bureaucracies, its culture is said to be weak. 
4. The fit perspective assumes that the most effective cultures help organizations anticipate and adapt to environmental changes.

Answer 1

1. TRUE
Organizational culture facilitates collective commitment. Consider 3M, one of whose corporate values is to be "a company that employees are proud to be part of." This collective commitment results in a turnover rate of less than 3% among salaried personnel.
2. FALSE
Sometimes culture can be strong enough to take the place of structure; that is, the expectations of the culture replace formal rules and regulations. In these cases, the sense of orderliness and predictability that employees look to for guidance are provided by the culture rather than by a rule book.
3. TRUE
A culture is said to be "weak" when employees are forced to adhere to the organization's values through extensive procedures and bureaucracies.
4. FALSE
The fit perspective assumes that an organization's culture must align, or fit, with its business or strategic context. The adaptive perspective assumes that the most effective cultures help organizations anticipate and adapt to environmental changes.