established a strong company organizational culture based on a shared mission‚ vision and value system as the cornerstone of the company and its subsidiaries. They respect the spirit of entrepreneurship‚ innovation‚ and focus on meeting the needs of their customers. According to the founder‚ Jack Ma (August‚2013)‚ Alibaba’s organizational culture can be summarized with four simple words: openness‚ transparency‚ sharing‚ and responsibility.It is thank to the organizational culture‚ Alibaba has launched a
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There is no single definition for organizational culture. The topic has been studied from a variety of perspectives ranging from disciplines such as anthropology and sociology‚ to the applied disciplines of organizational behaviour‚ management science‚ and organizational communication. Some of the definitions are listed below: A set of common understandings around which action is organized; finding expression in language whose nuances are peculiar to the group (Becker and Geer 1960). A set of understandings
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Introduction Organizational culture is a set of key values‚ assumptions‚ and beliefs that are shared by an organization’s members. The combined key values create a custom attitude or culture that is followed by the organization’s members. The culture represents the "personality of the organization" (McNamara‚ 1999). Through the observation of employee behavior one can help predict an organization’s culture that influences its business attitude. Organizational culture can also help distinguish two
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Running head: An Analysis of Organizational Culture An Analysis of Organizational Culture Abstract The following is an observation and analysis of the role an organization’s values play on the development and state of its culture. This analysis is based on five interviews of both male and female workers from a privately owned manufacturing company with annual revenues exceeding a billion dollars. In forming my conclusions‚ I will analyze the synthesis of
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Organizational Culture and Productivity October 1st‚ 2014 Organizational culture is defined as the “shared social knowledge within an organizational regarding the rules‚ norms‚ and values that shape the attitudes and behaviors of its employees. It is one of the most important building blocks for a highly successful organization and an extraordinary workplace. Organizational success relies on the how to operate the business in a effective and productive way. Leaders of the organizations are looking
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notice‚ shared experiences and personal and professional commitment to military values and mission preserve the military organizational culture. Military organizational culture is more than a commitment. Military organizational culture is a way of life for all who dedicate their lives to honor and defend this nation against all enemies‚ foreign and
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Dallas Hasty Dr. Dutch July 28‚ 2014 Organizational Culture and Leadership Behind every successful leader is a vibrant culture that engages and energizes employees. In almost every case‚ that culture has been defined‚ shaped and personified by the leader. Shaping a culture is a formidable task‚ since many of the valuable qualities a leader might have are never taught in a classroom. Culture is defined as "the set of key values‚ assumptions‚ understandings‚ and norms that is shared by members
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ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE Organizational culture refers to a system of shared meaning held by members that distinguishes the organization from other organization. They are the values and behaviors that contribute to the unique social and psychological environment of an organization. Organizational culture includes an organization’s expectations‚ experiences‚ philosophy‚ and values that hold it together‚ and is expressed in its self-image‚ inner workings‚ interactions with the outside world‚ and future
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Motivation and Organizational Culture HCA/250 March 14‚ 2014 Drew Barnes Motivation and Organizational Culture A psychologically safe and healthy workplace is one that promotes the well-being of an individual. It is creating an environment that is enjoyable and respectful of all people‚ regardless of cultural or ethical differences. Japanese immigrant‚ Ayame Nakamura‚ is employed as a pharmaceutical project manager in California. The confrontational management style interferes with Ayame’s
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has employed multiple strategies to evolve its organizational culture and embed specific principles‚ attitudes‚ expectations‚ and behaviors as organizational norms (Kinicki & Williams‚ 2013). After merging Bell Atlantic‚ GTE‚ and AirTouch Cellular into one company to form Verizon‚ the company established its Company Credo to direct the actions of all leaders and employees (Strigl & Swiatek‚ 2011). Verizon’s Company Credo formally outlines their culture of focusing on the customer first‚ keeping integrity
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