In a ready-fire-aim culture, managers will endlessly analyze a ...

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In a ready-fire-aim culture, managers will endlessly analyze a situation before taking action.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Question 2

In a short essay, describe the difference between a strong and a weak organizational culture and how both affect organizational behavior.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[ryhom]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Managers who spend too much time analyzing are members of a ready-aim-fire culture, not a ready-fire-aim culture.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: In a strong organizational culture, employees accept the values and goals that the organization promotes. In a weak culture, the opposite is true: the values of the organization are not honored or, in some cases, are not even known. Strong cultures are enormously advantageous to managers because they allow employees to make decisions on their own. For example, if a questionable practice arises within a strong organizational culture, employees know, without anyone telling them, whether or not that practice is something we do, so there is little need for direct supervision or written rules. In a weak organizational culture, in contrast, a questionable practice may provoke many different responses from confused employees. Ultimately, to retain control the weak culture needs to resort to written rules and close monitoring of workers to make sure that they adhere to organizational values.