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In culture we learned that the people within the organization participate every day. This participation forms and influences the organizational culture. As a part of that, people often forget they have a choice and their participation keeps the values and identity of the organization going, even if it is not their own. According to Mumby, what step is this in ideology?

A family-friendly hotel chain realizes they have a big dip in bookings when kids go back to school. They decide to implement a _________ strategy by offering special prices for “autumn getaways” and “mid-winter escapes” during their down periods. 

The Pop! Soda Company released their new flavor, Cherry Fizz. The flavor was a flop. In testing, it scored lower than any soda before on flavor. The team responsible for flavoring each went to work trying to figure out a new recipe before the market research company had time to give them a thorough report of why the participants ranked it so low. One member of the team thought it was too sweet, another thought it was too fizzy and a third thought the cherry was too artificial tasting. They all agreed it needed to be fixed, but they had trouble making a decision on the final taste. According to functional theory, what is the most likely reason?

The Hawthorne Studies showed that the employees valued the attention placed on them, not necessarily the environmental factors. They were important because they were treated as people with valuable input and not just cogs in the machine. 

A group of directors were asked to come up with a company-wide emergency plan. The directors worked together and reported their recommendations to the Chief Operating Officer (COO). The directors were using ______________ communication to come up with the plan and __________________ communication to report to the COO. 

A chef and a restaurant manager have difficulty communicating with one another. Each one thinks the other does not understand their job or their point of view. The entire wait staff feels the tension and avoids being in the kitchen while both are present. At this point the conflict is _______. The wait staff really hopes they can work out their differences before it becomes a full blown fight in the kitchen!

A principal for an elementary school is working with the district technology representatives to obtain devices for the students. The goal is to have enough devices for each student to have their own at school and to take home if needed. The group then works through details like laptop or tablet, price, storage capacity needed, etc. to see how they can make it to that end goal.  According to the Multiple Sequence Model, this group is using the ________________ path. 

Ben loves nature and is passionate about the environment. Instead of adapting to the __________ of an organization, Ben found a place to work that fits with his core values. The company places a lot of emphasis on sustainable practices and is moving toward zero waste. 

Toni has hired two new employees for her family business. One is her son, Brian. She feels that Brian has grown up with the business and is very familiar. Brian has made some suggestions for improvement that Toni is considering. She enjoys working with her son and they talk about family things during the work day. According to LMX, what type of relationship do Toni and Brian have?

Camp Randall Co. is a sole proprietorship and is owned by one owner, Dean Samba.  Dean Samba has $50,000 in his personal checking account.  To help Camp Randall obtain a loan, the Balance Sheet of Camp Randall includes the cash held in Dean Samba’s personal checking account. What assumption does this violate?