Acca paper F1 fia diploma in Accounting and Business Accountant in Business (AB/fab) exam kit

P AP E R F 1 ( F A B )
: A CCOU N TAN T IN B US INES S
 
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KA P LA N P UBL I SH IN G 
40 D 
The four cultural types are: person, role, task and power. 
41 
A – TRUE 
It can either lead to improved motivation or increased inefficiency depending on its nature. 
This is one of the reasons managers need to be aware of the informal organisation that 
exists within their business. 
42 B 
Person culture focuses on the need of the few selected individuals who occupy the 
prominent place. A is compatible with the task culture, whereas C and D are common in 
role culture. 
43 C 
Power cultures occur when there is one major source of power – often found in small 
owner managed businesses where the owner has total control over the business.
44 A 
By definition. Masculinity represents stereotypical male values of competitiveness, 
ambition and accumulation of wealth. Femininity represents traditional female values of 
caring and nurturing. 
45 B 
Bureaucratic businesses are evidence of high uncertainty avoidance as they give staff 
defined rules to work with. The fact that junior staff have a say in the running of the 
business is evidence of low power distance. 
46 D 
The informal organisation evolves over time and is a network of relationships within an 
organisation that arise due to common interests or friendships. The informal organisation 
can either enhance or hold back the business since it often embraces both advantages (e.g. 
higher levels of motivation) and disadvantages (e.g. opposition to change). 
47 C 
If managers work along with the informal groups within the organisation, it should improve 
motivation and productivity of workers. The informal organisation often encourages 
individuals to conform to the organisation’s norms (which can cause increased resistance to 
change), but does tend to allow strong interdivisional communication.
 
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