CHAPTER $3$

$2.$ Can culture be a liability to an organization? Explain.

$3.$ The board of Corporation XYZ recently fired the CEO because the firm's sales growth declined during his tenure. Corporations XYZ$\text{'}$s board believes in the $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ view of management.

A$)$ prescient

B$)$ omnipotent

C$)$ symbolic

D$)$ systemic

$4.$ The downfall of the furniture industry due to the subprime mortgage crisis and subsequent job loss of several managers in that industry would lend credence to the $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ view of management.

A$)$ prescient

B$)$ omnipotent

C$)$ symbolic

D$)$ systemic

$5..$ Lakeeta knows her performance review will be both good and bad. She made several organizational changes that saved the firm money but the firm still had a down quarter due to the anemic economy. Consumers just quit spending money. Which of these statements is the most accurate?

A$)$ Lakeeta's job suggests that both the omnipotent and the symbolic roles of management exist.

B$)$ Lakeeta's position is largely symbolic since she cannot influence the outcomes.

C$)$ Lakeeta may lose her job due to the lower sales this past quarter if her boss believes in the symbolic view of management.

D$)$ Lakeeta cannot influence outcomes so she believes in the omnipotent view of management.