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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MAINTAINING A HEALTHY ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE Prepared for Dorothy J. Valentine Professor Strayer University Prepared by Ella M. Smith Student ENG 240 Strayer University May 17‚ 2008 MAINTAINING A HEALTHY ORGANIZATIONAL CULTUE Warren Bennis‚ Ph.D.‚ once said‚ “Managers are people who do things right‚ while leaders are people who do the right thing.” In order for us to differentiate between management and leadership and to
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Leaders and Organizational Culture There are leaders and there are followers‚ consequently the composition of most of the human race. There have been leaders since the beginning of time‚ thus leadership is an extremely important element in our society‚ for without leaders‚ people would be without direction‚ confused‚ and unmotivated. However‚ just because one finds his or herself in a leadership role‚ does not mean he or she is an effective leader or a leader that can create and maintain a healthy
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practice used which helped to develop an excellent organizational culture. The company provided huge effort and time to recruit and select employees by HR staffs. The firm spent enough time training its employee. They paid higher salary than other retail stores. The company was committed to provide excellent career opportunity for employees. The managers of the company used to keep constant communication with their employees‚ play as more team leader than supervisor. Sales at the firm have increased
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There are many different definitions of rganizational culture. Most of them suggest basically the same principle‚ that the oganization ’s culture is the shared values‚ beliefs and assumptions of how the members should behave. The purpose and function of the culture is to understand how organizations function and gives meaning to the organizations way of doing things. It helps to foster internal integration‚ bring staff members from all levels of the organization much closer together‚ and enhances
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P T E R Organizational Culture Learning Objectives After reading this chapter‚ you should be able to: • Describe the elements of organizational culture. • Discuss the importance of organizational subcultures. • List four categories of artifacts through which corporate culture is communicated. • Identify three functions of organizational culture. • Discuss the conditions under which cultural strength improves corporate performance. • Discuss the effect of organizational culture on business
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ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE 1. INTRODUCTION One of the significant elements while discussing about organization development is to discuss its own existing culture as the culture itself is part of organization behavior that gives significant role in shaping organizational sustainability. Above all there is a need to recognize the right culture for any organization to achieve excellence. Peters and Waterman (1982) clearly described organizational
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A Definition of Organizational Culture Organizational culture refers to a system of shared meaning held by members that distinguishes the organization from other organizations. Seven primary characteristics seem to capture the essence of an organization’s culture 1. Innovation and risk taking The degree to which employees are encouraged to be innovative and take risks. 2. Attention to detail The degree to which employees are expected to exhibit precision‚ analysis and attention to detail.
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Strong/weak cultures Strong culture is said to exist where staff respond to stimulus because of their alignment to organizational values. In such environments‚ strong cultures help firms operate like well-oiled machines‚ engaging in outstanding execution with only minor adjustments to existing procedures as needed. Conversely‚ there is weak culture where there is little alignment with organizational values‚ and control must be exercised through extensive procedures and bureaucracy. Research shows
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Introduction 4 Chapter 1 Importance of Organizational Culture 5 Chapter 1.1 The Components of Culture 5 Chapter 1.2 Strong and Weak Organizational Cultures 7 Chapter 2 Managing of Organizational Culture 8 Chapter 2.1 Skills needed for Managing Organizational Culture and Culture Change 9 Chapter 3 Organizational Culture Change 10 Chapter 3.1 External Forces 10 Chapter 3.2 Internal Forces 10 Chapter 3.3 Resistant to Change 11 Chapter 4 Consequences on Organizational Performance 14 Chapter 4.1 Company
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