Culture is something that a person learns from his family and surroundings, and is not ingrained in him from birth. People in every workplace talk about organizational culture ,that mysterious word that characterizes a work environment .Culture is difficult to define, but you generally know when you have found an employee who appears to fit your culture. He just feels right. Culture is the environment that surrounds you at work all of the time. Culture is a powerful element that shapes your work enjoyment, your work relationships, and your work processes. But, culture is something that you cannot actually see, except through its physical manifestations in your work place. Culture is especially influenced by the organization’s founder, executives, and other managerial staff because of their role in decision making and strategic direction. Culture is the behavior that results when a group arrives at a set of - generally unspoken and unwritten - rules for working together. Culture is not usually defined as good or bad, although aspects of your culture likely support your progress and success and other aspects of life.
DEFINITION:
“Employees learn the culture of their workplace by seeing how people react in various situations and by understanding what is important to management by observing what they do (more than by what they say)”.
“Culture is made up of the values, beliefs, underlying assumptions, attitudes, and behaviors shared by a group of people”.
QUESTION: 1 How employees learn culture? Culture is transmitted to employees in a number of ways .An organization’s culture is made up of all of the life experiences each employee brings to the organization.The following points is more significant in learn culture. * Stories * Rituals * Material symbols * Language
Stories:
Stories such as these circulate through many organizations. They typically contain a narrative of events about the