Organizational Culture review
3 important questions on Organizational Culture review
Define "organization culture" - discuss the assets/liabilities of strong cultures
- Organization Culture
- Organization's style, atmosphere or personality
- Consisting on shared beliefs about what is expected!
- Assets of Strong Culture:
- Coordination
- Parts of an organization can learn from each other
- Conflict Resolution
- Sharing core values
- Financial Success
- Only comes when culture supports the mission, strategy and goal firmly.
- Liabilities of Strong Culture
- Resistance to change
- Strong cultures are resistant to change
- Culture Clash
- Strong cultures can mix badly with other company
- Pathology
- Strong cultures can turn corrupt!
Discuss contributors to an organizations culture
- The founder's role
- Reflecting the value of an organization's founder
- Socialization
- Socialization process is the key to the culture that emerges in an organization
Discuss how to diagnose an organizational culture
- Symbols
- Ways that organizations can present their culture
- Rituals
- Ceremonies and rituals that display the essence of a culture
- (Ex. Recognition, rewards and awards)
- Stories
- Organizations that often communicate their culture through the use of stories
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