W14 - Organizational Culture

Set of shared beliefs, values, rules behaviors and artefacts, by all members of a society

• Pattern of shared assumptions by a group formed over time by experiences

• Provides a competetive advantage, better goal attainment, influence and acts as a glue

• Developed by leaders of a group/organization, formed and influenced by past experiences and the companies environment

1. Values => Beliefs of what is considered best for the company

2. Norms => Unwritten ruled of behavior

3. Artefacts => Visible and tangible aspects of the organization, identifiers of the company

4. Management style/leadership

   1. Charismatic or Uncharismatic

   2. Autocratic or democratic

   3. Controller or enabler

   4. Transactional or Transformational

Possible with the right combination of communication, recruiting, leadership, shared values and uniting behavior

Pros:

• Differentiation

• Identification

• Set of shared values and behavior

• Stability

Cons:

• Hard to adapt changes

• Difficult for megers

• Attracts simmilar types of employees

• Could lead to undesirable behavior

1. Arrogant companies

2. Gamblers

3. Hamlet (never enough info)

4. Debating society

5. Emperor rules

6. Paranoid corp

• Process oriented

• Concerned about predictability, efficieny and stability

• Value standartization

• Managers act as coordinators and enforcers

• Clear defined tasks, responsibilities and processes

• People oriented, collaborative

• Contributions to organization exceed contractual agreements

• Unity by socialization

• Shared feeling of pride and personal attachement

• Peer pressure

• Collaboration and team work are believe to lead success

• Dynamic

• Innovative, experimental

• Quickly react to changes

• Rapid growth, effective through unique products

• Individual flexibility, and freedom

• Result oriented, competitive

• Contractual relationship between organization and company

• Independence and individuality are valued

• Little social pressure

• Superiors interact with subordinates to check on performance