Culture and Organizations

10 important questions on Culture and Organizations

Give two critics for the research from hofstede

 - IBM is Western oriented.
 - His results have never fully replicated

Edgar Schein tell that there are a couple of levels in a culture, give the levels from big to small

Macro Culture: Countries, ethnic / religious groups, 
professions (worldwide)
Meso Culture: Organizations - private, public, non-profit, 
government
Subculture: Occupational groups within organizations
Micro Culture: Teams, task forces

What does culture do at an organizational level?


- Provide a sense of identity for members of the organization
- Enhance employees’ commitment to the organization’s goals
- Clarify and reinforce acceptable and preferred standards of behavior
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What are the marks of a micro occupational culture

- Small groups with common tasks
- Increasingly multicultural composition
- Intensely specialized
- Strong connections as a result of a small, global community

Misumi distinguishes two main functions in a group that a leader might seek to contribute in leadership, the M and P, explain what they stand for

-M means Maintainence, Promoting a group’s self-preservation and strengthening the group processes.

-P Performance, Contributing to a group’s goal achievement and problem solving.

mP, Mp, MP, mp

Sinha defined concept of the nurturant-task leader with to component, explain what these are and the theorie. 

 - Concern for the task 
 - Nurturance toward subordinates

 it should change to a more participative style

Explain what a Transformational leaders is in a organisation 

charismatic leaders, They also appeal to the emotional needs of their followers as a means of motivation.


The GLOBE Project collected data on values and managerial practices from 17,000 managers in 951 organizations, located in 62 countries.
Six global dimensions of leadership were derived from the results,

What does GLOBE stand for? and Which six dimensions?

Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness

- Charismatic leadership
- Team-oriented leadership
- Participative leadership
- Humane-oriented leadership
- Autonomous leadership
- Self-protective leadership

What were the stongest dimensions that came forwards at a cross culture research from GLOBE?

- Two leadership styles – charismatic leadership and team-oriented leadership – were strongly endorsed in all regions of the world.

What characterises charismatic and transformational leadership?


- Broadening and elevating of subordinates’ interests
- Generating awareness and acceptance of organization or group goals
- Motivating individuals to go beyond self-interest for the good of the group.

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