Lesson 3.4.2
3.4.2 Corporate culture Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Business, Unit 3
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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In a business with a strong corporate culture, company values are what?
- Deeply embedded
- Ignored by management
- Openly rejected
- Frequently changed
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In Charles Handy's cultural model, which culture centres power around a central leader?
- Task culture
- Power culture
- Role culture
- Person culture
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According to Handy, which corporate culture relies heavily on rules, procedures, and clear job titles?
- Person culture
- Task culture
- Role culture
- Power culture
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In Handy's model, which culture focuses on forming dynamic teams to solve specific business problems?
- Power culture
- Person culture
- Task culture
- Role culture
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In Handy's framework, which corporate culture exists primarily to serve the needs of individual experts?
- Task culture
- Power culture
- Person culture
- Role culture
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Which factor plays the most significant role in forming an organisation's corporate culture?
- Founder values
- Interest rates
- Tax regulation
- Supplier pricing
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What is a major barrier to changing an established corporate culture?
- New management teams
- High employee turnover
- Deeply embedded habits
- Rapid sales growth
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A small firm where the founder makes most decisions informally, with quick responses, displays which culture?
- Task culture
- Person culture
- Power culture
- Role culture
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A large bank with clearly defined procedures, grades and job descriptions most closely reflects which culture?
- Role culture
- Task culture
- Person culture
- Power culture
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A consultancy organised into project teams that form and disband around client problems reflects which culture?
- Task culture
- Person culture
- Role culture
- Power culture
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A firm of architects where each professional's individual expertise is valued above the firm's hierarchy reflects which culture?
- Person culture
- Task culture
- Power culture
- Role culture
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How does a strong corporate culture primarily benefit a business?
- Lowering tax liabilities
- Eliminating market risk
- Aligning employee behaviour
- Reducing interest payments
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What is a major potential disadvantage of a very strong corporate culture?
- Lack of direction
- Low brand loyalty
- Resistance to change
- High staff turnover
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What major problem often arises during a merger between firms with contrasting cultures?
- Cultural clashes
- Dividend conflicts
- Supply chain shortages
- Exchange rate fluctuations
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How do a founder's values stay embedded in a firm over time?
- Short-term loans
- External regulation
- Recruitment and rewards
- Share price changes
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Which action by leaders is most effective when changing an established corporate culture?
- Reducing employee wages
- Lowering product quality
- Modelling new behaviours
- Delaying financial audits
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How does corporate culture primarily influence ethical decision-making within a business?
- Setting interest rates
- Fixing tax rates
- Shaping acceptable behaviour
- Regulating market prices
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What long-term risk arises from a corporate culture focused purely on short-term sales targets?
- Lower tax liabilities
- Increased asset value
- Reputational damage
- Reduced interest rates
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What organisational issue commonly causes a business with a power culture to struggle as it expands?
- High wage inflation
- Decision-making bottlenecks
- Slow marketing campaigns
- Excessive staff autonomy
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What best helps a business maintain its corporate culture when expanding into international markets?
- Cutting management lines
- Eliminating staff training
- Clear core values
- Rebranding local products
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