Organizational Culture Paper
Organizational Culture
Christine Mayers
Argosy University
Abstract
When we look at organizational culture, we are looking at the personality of an organization. Culture is basically comprised of the values, norms, and tangible signs of an organization. Managers and employees of an organization if working long enough with one organization soon sense the particular culture of the organization. Rational and irrational decision making are key when it involves working with different cultures in an organization.
Organizational Culture Organizational culture is clearly different in organizations. The culture of a large for profit organization would be different from the culture of a government organization or a hospital. When you …show more content…
A strength is that it does provide structure and discipline to the process, and makes sure that the decision is made in a logical manner. The model tells us how decisions should be made, but in an organization, the model is not always followed, and this is why managers sometimes make poor decision making. A weakness is that managers often do not include the persons that should be involved in the process, and decisions and actions were made which often have a terrible outcome to the problem. The factors that determine our decision are not rational and this is where irrational decisions are …show more content…
Consistency- defining the values and systems that are the basis of a strong culture. Adaptability- translating the demands of the business environment into action. Mission- defining a meaningful long-term direction for the organization.
“Although all four cultures were correlated with return on assets, some of the characteristics were more closely linked to organizational effectiveness than others” (Denison & Neale 1996).
There are various styles of leadership , but what is most important is that the Leaders recognize what their individual leadership style is, and that it is accepted, to have different styles of leadership as long as they complement each other.
References
Robbins, S.P., Judge, T.A. (2010). Organizational behavior (14th ed.). Upper Saddle River; NJ: Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Prentice Hall.
Bartlett, T. (2011). Social scientist ways to save our own decisions. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved from
Christine Mayers
Argosy University
Abstract
When we look at organizational culture, we are looking at the personality of an organization. Culture is basically comprised of the values, norms, and tangible signs of an organization. Managers and employees of an organization if working long enough with one organization soon sense the particular culture of the organization. Rational and irrational decision making are key when it involves working with different cultures in an organization.
Organizational Culture Organizational culture is clearly different in organizations. The culture of a large for profit organization would be different from the culture of a government organization or a hospital. When you …show more content…
A strength is that it does provide structure and discipline to the process, and makes sure that the decision is made in a logical manner. The model tells us how decisions should be made, but in an organization, the model is not always followed, and this is why managers sometimes make poor decision making. A weakness is that managers often do not include the persons that should be involved in the process, and decisions and actions were made which often have a terrible outcome to the problem. The factors that determine our decision are not rational and this is where irrational decisions are …show more content…
Consistency- defining the values and systems that are the basis of a strong culture. Adaptability- translating the demands of the business environment into action. Mission- defining a meaningful long-term direction for the organization.
“Although all four cultures were correlated with return on assets, some of the characteristics were more closely linked to organizational effectiveness than others” (Denison & Neale 1996).
There are various styles of leadership , but what is most important is that the Leaders recognize what their individual leadership style is, and that it is accepted, to have different styles of leadership as long as they complement each other.
References
Robbins, S.P., Judge, T.A. (2010). Organizational behavior (14th ed.). Upper Saddle River; NJ: Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Prentice Hall.
Bartlett, T. (2011). Social scientist ways to save our own decisions. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved from