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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John W. 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
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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 metaphor. People’s behavior makes sense if you think about it in terms of their goals‚ needs‚ and motives (Thomas Mann quotes). What is a metaphor? Metaphor (met-uh-fawr‚ -fer) a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance. In organizational behaviour‚ the metaphors help people understand all we need to know about an organization. Gareth Morgan proposed near in 80´s‚ the eight
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Organizational Metaphors Maria F. Shoemaker South University April 19‚ 2012 Organizational Metaphors The two metaphors that I am about to describe to you are machines and organisms. I am also going to note what each metaphor suggests about how humans and their behavior are perceived in the organization. I will also let you know the similarities and differences in the two metaphors. Also conclude on how the ability to switch between metaphors might enhance effective leadership and organizational
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Organizational Metaphors A metaphor for an organization is a phrase that determines how and what we think about organizations. Organizational metaphors shape the way we think about organizations and affect how we work and make decisions (McCrimmon‚ 2012). Organizational metaphors help people to see‚ manage‚ and understand everything we need to know about an organization. Gareth Morgan proposed eight metaphors of organizations that explain the elements of an organization in a metaphorical way and
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Maris College for women [pic] Visual Culture assignment 1 Nikita .A 11/PFAA/010 Visual culture The term visual culture encompasses many media forms ranging from fine arts to popular film and television to advertising to visual data in fields such as the science‚ law and medicine. The term culture refers to a whole way of life‚ meaning a broad range of activities geared towards classifying and communicating symbolically within a society. Visual culture is the shared practice of a group
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Visual culture HW01 1. The face of this man has been photoshopped in Fox news. This photo from Boston bombing has been photoshopped in New York post. 2. 2.1 Connotative meaning: People in the photo are the representative of Thailand who make a protest to drive out Tuksin to other country. Denotative meaning: People in this photo are protesting on the road. 2.2 Connotative meaning: South people in the photo
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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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Journal of Business Research Linking organizational culture‚ structure‚ strategy‚ and organizational effectiveness: Mediating role of knowledge management Wei Zheng a‚⁎‚ Baiyin Yang b‚1‚2‚ Gary N. McLean c‚3 a Human Resource Development‚ Department of Counseling‚ Adult and Higher Education‚ Northern Illinois University‚ Gabel Hall 201E‚ Northern Illinois University‚ DeKalb‚ IL 60115‚ United States Department of Human Resources and Organizational Behavior‚ Tsinghua University‚ Mailing Address:
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