Briefly compare the culture-as-variable perspective with the culture-as-root metaphor perspective
What will be an ideal response?
The culture-as-root-metaphor perspective treats culture as something the
organization is. This perspective "promotes a view of organizations as expressive forms,
manifestations of human consciousness" (Smircich, 1983, p. 347), as opposed to treating
the organization as a material entity such as a machine or organism. Treating the
organization in this way yields a complexity and human nature that is missing when an
organization is considered to be a material entity.
Whereas the culture-as-variable perspective considers culture to be a managerial tool, and
rituals, stories, legends, gossip, and other symbols as "culture itself," the root-metaphor
perspective treats culture as the process of sense-making created and sustained through
communication and interaction. Rituals, stories, and so on, are very important to this
perspective, but they are considered "generative processes that yield and shape meanings
and... are fundamental to the very existence of organization"
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What will be an ideal response?
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Being mindful of the relationship’s value is included in C.A.R.E.-ing. 2. The take-for-granted quality is common in family relationships. 3. A relationship’s past is used for future reference. 4. A relationship that has become dull and unproductive is in a relationship rut. 5. Relationships today look much like relationships from the 1950s in terms of equity between partners.
In an independent couple model, emphasis is placed on the individuality of the two people
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which of the following accurately describes a roast?
A) a speech which honors someone who has died B) a speech poking fun in order to embarrass the target C) a speech given with raised glass to honor a person D) a speech poking fun at a person in a good-natured way E) a speech issuing an award