UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE Deepak K. Agrawal‚ College of Business‚ Wayne State College 1111 Main‚ Wayne‚ NE 68787‚ deagra01@wsc.edu ABSTRACT Culture has significant impact on the organization. People of an organization learn the national culture as they grow up. It is very deeply rooted in their lives because of the fact that they learned and followed such culture for a very long period of time. It is also based on shared attitudes‚ beliefs‚ customs‚ written and unwritten rules that
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Smith Jr John W. Smith Jr The changing of the culture of an organization has both the pros and cons. Ultimately‚ it is the job of the OD Consultant to ensure that both management and the employees are both on the same page heading in the same direction in order to reach the goals and objectives of the organization. The changing of the culture of an organization has both the pros and cons. Ultimately‚ it is the job of the OD Consultant to ensure that both management and the employees are both on
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Changing Organizational Cultures Introduction An organization’s culture is a combination of the founder’s beliefs‚ values‚ ideas‚ and norms. Every organization is different and presents a different culture for its employees and customers. With most organizations the culture is strong and very difficult to change. Within these organizations there are dominate cultures and well formed subcultures. In the few organizations remaining‚ changing the organizational culture is easier‚ but requires
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Organizational Culture and Institutional Transformation Jennifer R. Keup‚ Arianne A. Walker‚ Helen S. Astin‚ Jennifer A. Lindholm During the past two decades higher education in America has attempted a number of reforms. Reform efforts are predicated on the assumption that proactive‚ intentional change efforts in colleges and universities can succeed despite the predilection for tradition and maintaining the existing culture. Culture proves to be a critical component in understanding the process
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THE MANAGEMENT OF ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE Lesley Willcoxson & Bruce Millett ABSTRACT Culture is a term that is used regularly in workplace discussions. It is taken for granted that we understand what it means. The purpose of this paper is to identify and discuss some of the significant issues relating to the management of an organisation’s culture. As organisational cultures are born within the context of broader cultural contexts such as national or ethic groupings‚ the paper will commence by defining
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MBA 520: Organization Transformation Critical Analysis of Leadership Solutions Paper Organization transformation is not an easy task‚ and will take finesse‚ and people skill to be successful. The organization structure‚ and its relationship to culture will need to be understood to develop a action plan that will fit the current‚ and future organizational culture. Once the culture has been dissected and analyzed‚ its important to know who the key players are‚ in other words‚ those who have the
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Contents Concept of Culture 2 What is Organizational Culture 3 The Internet and Organizational Culture 3 Cultural Change 5 The Classical Approach to Cultural Description 5 New Ways of Describing Culture 6 Culture as Emergence 7 Steps in Organizational Culture Change 8 Managing Organization Cultural Change 8 Bibliography 12 ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT Concept of Culture The concept of culture is complex and definitions of culture vary. The anthropologist
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seed where the employees may only think that just doing one specific duty they will benefit it instead of doing all and more can actually get them closer to the incentive. Now if I witness an employee(s) going beyond what they were hired for and become a representation to others‚ that employee(s) would be rewarded because of being a positive role model for others becoming a leader for the other employees and the company. What is the role of leadership in creating‚ managing‚ and sustaining innovation
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British Journal of Management‚ Vol. 13‚ 31–49 (2002) The Unintended Consequences of Culture Interventions: A Study of Unexpected Outcomes* L. C. Harris and E. Ogbonna Cardiff Business School‚ Cardiff University‚ Colum Drive‚ Cardiff CF10 3EU‚ UK email: HarrisLC1@Cardiff.ac.uk The topic of managing culture has been central to organizational culture research for the last two decades. Although critical theorists argue that culture management efforts are prone to unintended consequences‚ few empirical
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1) Contrast Hillton’s earlier corporate culture with the emerging set of cultural values. Hillton’s earlier corporate culture and its artifacts: Hillton’s earlier corporate culture was one of entitlement and comfort Employees were promoted fairly quickly. Promotions are determined by seniority (not performance). Guarantee of employment (the city of Hilton Had never laid off employees) Lack of performance measure and accountability - few controls in place. Lack of respect for taxpayers. Lack of
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