Organisation Theory: Communication and Culture

3 important questions on Organisation Theory: Communication and Culture

How do Eisenberg & Goodall see culture?

  • culture consist of the abstract values, beliefs and perceptions that lie behind people's behaviour
  • competing cultural influences are engaged in a power struggle to define organisational culture

What does the multiple cultures perspective entail?

  • when a large organisation recruits or imports new employees from other organisations, these new employees may bring with them interaction patterns and cultural frameworks they have experienced elsewhere
  • introduction of new technology may also spark multiple cultures as different employees may accept new technology to a different extent and/or incorporate that technology into their work in different ways

What is the impact of language diversity in organisations?

  • increased ambiguity and uncertainty
  • impact on joint-sense-making and sense-giving
  • impact on co-construction
  • potential for multiple cultures to form
  • potential for contested meanings, different world views, discourse practices
  • language skills as power source: potential for power differences and inequality

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