Question

1- Patagonia's in-house daycare facility contributes directly to what the chapter describes as high? ________ among its employees.

empowerment

B.

ability

C.

motivation

D.

productivity

E.\quality of work life

2- Patagonia's commitment to employee? satisfaction, a collaborative work? style, and faith in and respect for its employees all combine to create what the chapter describes as the? company's ________.

A.

organizational culture

B.

organizational challenges

C.

social responsibility

D.

total quality management? (TQM)

E. workforce diversity

3-

The text discusses eight important environmental challenges that organizations face today. Based on the information in this? video, which of the following environmental challenges is LEAST likely to present an obstacle for? Patagonia?

A.

Legislation

B.

The rise of the Internet

C.

Evolving work and family roles

D.

Rapid change

E. Globalization

4-

Patagonia's implementation of? "extremely liberal" flexible schedules is an example of? ________, which has resulted in an increased sense of responsibility among employees to proactively get their work done on time.

A.

workforce diversity

B.

decentralization

C.

organizational restructuring

D.

an examination of assumptions

E. strategic HR planning

5-

Patagonia's founder's? well-known mantra,? "Let my people? surf," means that employees receive a unique kind of? on-the-job training simply by experiencing how the? company's products perform while they are surfing. This is a characteristic that gives Patagonia a competitive? edge, which is what this chapter defines as? ________.

A.

organizational structure

B.

organizational culture

C.

corporate strategy

D.

distinctive competencies

E. best practices

Answer 1

1. E. Quality of work life is high among its employees as described in the chapter, which is being directly contributed by Patagonia's in-house daycare facility.
2. A. Organizational culture of the company is being created as described in the chapter with Patagonia's commitment to employee​ satisfaction, a collaborative work​ style, and faith in and respect for its employees all combine.
3. C. Evolving work and family roles is LEAST likely to present an obstacle for​ Patagonia. Whereas other environmental challenges are with higher possibilities of creating obstacles.
4. E. Strategic HR planning is being exemplified with ​Patagonia's implementation of​ "extremely liberal" flexible schedules, which has resulted in an increased sense of responsibility among employees to proactively get their work done on time.
5. D. Distinctive competencies is the term used in the chapter which can be correlated to a characteristic that gives Patagonia a competitive​ edge.