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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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Persuade others to accept change by primarily emphasizing organizational benefits.
Sacrifice achievement of personal objectives for the benefit of your workgroup.
Seek developmental opportunities to facilitate personal advancement.
Consider impact to others before changing work practices.
Foster environment of mutual trust and support.
Call attention to problems to promote learning and group problem solving.
Single out individuals for recognition when organizational goals are met.
Strive to outperform others in your workplace.
Weigh input from your workgroup more than personal judgment when making decisions.
Work alone rather than cooperate with someone whose ability is lower than your own.
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Create a sense of competition among employees in order to motivate them.
Give clear directives and oversee improvements.
Build connection to employees through personal involvement and trust.
Reward the entire team equally when performance goals are met.
Distinguish yourself professionally from your peers.
Partner with other employees to resolve issues and concerns.
Coach and develop team members.
Work on process improvements on your own when the team is slowing things down.
Persuade others to accept change by primarily emphasizing personal benefits.
Get consensus to find a suitable solution to a problem.
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Allow employees to adapt the way they work to their unique abilities and preferences.
Expect specialized staff to solve problems.
Encourage employees to develop and strengthen their workgroup’s cohesiveness.
Invest time and production resources to support other areas that have fallen behind schedule.
Rely yourself to get things done right.
Rely on support of others to obtain desired outcomes.
Share blame if a team member fails.
Reward individual accomplishments more highly than contributing to group efforts.
Provide regular guidance on specific goals for each employee’s development.
Work independently, without a lot of guidance.
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Fit in with your peers.
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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Moderately Important
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Support an investment decision only if the payback schedule is reasonable.
Follow the right process steps in order to get the right results over the long run.
Get the results by any means necessary (within ethical boundaries).
Value getting everything done more than doing something right the first time.
Understand a problem through observing the process.
Drive the right results with the right metrics.
Expect employees to agree on and follow standards methods for common jobs.
Support an investment decision if you expect it to have positive benefits, even if they can’t be quantified.
Develop ways to work around problems when they occur.
Nurture relationships among employees working on a process.
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Assess organizational health by monitoring the way that work is performed.
Focus on optimizing individual process steps.
Deviate from process standards in order to meet delivery dates.
Stop to understand how the process failed when problems occur.
Know how to manipulate parts of the system to get desired results.
Assess organizational health by monitoring progress against performance targets.
Understand a problem through detailed data analysis.
Focus on improving the links between process steps.
Choose doing a great job on a few things over getting everything done.
Break up processes into pieces so they can be controlled and managed separately.
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Develop the right process, and the results will follow.
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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