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Cultural Values


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You are invited to participate in a survey on managers' work activities. In this survey, approximately 100 people will be asked to complete a survey that asks questions about how various management activities are perceived by your organization. It will take approximately 15 minutes to complete the questionnaire.

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Consider each of the following statements based on the following hypothetical situation:

Imagine that a good friend has recently been hired as a middle manager at GE Transportation Systems. He / She has asked for advice on how to be a successful manager in their new job. Evaluate each of the following statements based on how important it is for a manager at GE Transportation Systems to do each of these work activities in order to be successful.
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Encourage employees to develop and strengthen their workgroup’s cohesiveness.
Consider impact to others before changing work practices.
Rely yourself to get things done right.
Expect specialized staff to solve problems.
Sacrifice achievement of personal objectives for the benefit of your workgroup.
Partner with other employees to resolve issues and concerns.
Weigh input from your workgroup more than personal judgment when making decisions.
Fit in with your peers.
Seek developmental opportunities to facilitate personal advancement.
Work on process improvements on your own when the team is slowing things down.
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Share blame if a team member fails.
Provide regular guidance on specific goals for each employee’s development.
Work alone rather than cooperate with someone whose ability is lower than your own.
Distinguish yourself professionally from your peers.
Strive to outperform others in your workplace.
Reward individual accomplishments more highly than contributing to group efforts.
Single out individuals for recognition when organizational goals are met.
Build connection to employees through personal involvement and trust.
Call attention to problems to promote learning and group problem solving.
Persuade others to accept change by primarily emphasizing organizational benefits.
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Reward the entire team equally when performance goals are met.
Foster environment of mutual trust and support.
Work independently, without a lot of guidance.
Rely on support of others to obtain desired outcomes.
Get consensus to find a suitable solution to a problem.
Coach and develop team members.
Create a sense of competition among employees in order to motivate them.
Persuade others to accept change by primarily emphasizing personal benefits.
Give clear directives and oversee improvements.
Allow employees to adapt the way they work to their unique abilities and preferences.
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Invest time and production resources to support other areas that have fallen behind schedule.
Consider each of the following statements based on the following hypothetical situation:

Imagine that a good friend has recently been hired as a middle manager at GE Transportation Systems. He / She has asked for advice on how to be a successful manager in their new job. Evaluate each of the following statements based on how important it is for a manager at GE Transportation Systems to do each of these work activities in order to be successful.
Help
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Assess organizational health by monitoring progress against performance targets.
Develop ways to work around problems when they occur.
Deviate from process standards in order to meet delivery dates.
Value getting everything done more than doing something right the first time.
Understand a problem through detailed data analysis.
Follow the right process steps in order to get the right results over the long run.
Stop to understand how the process failed when problems occur.
Support an investment decision if you expect it to have positive benefits, even if they can’t be quantified.
Focus on improving the links between process steps.
Nurture relationships among employees working on a process.
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Know how to manipulate parts of the system to get desired results.
Develop the right process, and the results will follow.
Expect employees to agree on and follow standards methods for common jobs.
Choose doing a great job on a few things over getting everything done.
Assess organizational health by monitoring the way that work is performed.
Understand a problem through observing the process.
Get the results by any means necessary (within ethical boundaries).
Drive the right results with the right metrics.
Support an investment decision only if the payback schedule is reasonable.
Focus on optimizing individual process steps.
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Break up processes into pieces so they can be controlled and managed separately.
How many years have you worked for the General Electric Company?
How many years have you worked for GE Transportation Systems?
What Center of Excellence (COE) do you work for?
What is your current job function?
How would you rate your experience with lean manufacturing?
Do you currently support operations on a lean production line?
May I contact you in the future if I have additional clarification or follow up questions? (Selecting yes does not automatically mean you will be contacted.)
If you answered yes to the previous question, please provide your Email address.
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