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Ask Socrates Inc. employees are allowed to dress informally. This is an example of a ________ through which organizational culture is transmitted.
 
  A) primary procedure
  B) ritual
  C) material symbol
  D) symbolic act
  E) fundamental mechanism

Question 2

What are the three major types of behavior that constitute performance at work?
 
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Answer to Question 1

C
Explanation: C) Material symbols convey to employees who is important, the degree of egalitarianism top management desires, and the kinds of behavior that are appropriate. A few examples of material symbols include the size of offices, the elegance of furnishings, executive perks, and attire.

Answer to Question 2

The three major types of behavior that constitute performance at work are:
1. Task performance: Performing the duties and responsibilities that contribute to the production of a good or service or to administrative tasks. This includes most of the tasks in a conventional job description.
2. Citizenship: Actions that contribute to the psychological environment of the organization, such as helping others when not required, supporting organizational objectives, treating co-workers with respect, making constructive suggestions, and saying positive things about the workplace.
3. Counterproductivity: Actions that actively damage the organization. These behaviors include stealing, damaging company property, behaving aggressively toward co-workers, and taking avoidable absences.



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