2. LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1. Meaning of Organizational Culture.
2. Elements, Dimensions and
Characteristics that make up a
Company’s culture.
3. The Creation and Maintenance of the
Culture
4. Organizational culture
- refers to a system of shared
assumptions, values, and beliefs
that show people what is
appropriate and inappropriate
behavior.
5. FIGURE 1 - THE P-O-L-C FRAMEWORK
INDIVIDUALS TEND TO BECOME MORE AWARE OF THEIR ORGANIZATION’S
CULTURE WHEN THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPARE IT TO OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS.
6. WHY DOES ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
MATTER?
1.Control System – OC is deeply embedded form
of social control that influences employee
decisions and behavior.
2. Social Glue – OC bonds people together and
makes them feel part of the organizational
experience.
3. Sense-making – OC assists the sense-making
process. It helps employees understand what
goes on and why things happen in the
company.
Just as water is invisible to the fish swimming in it, yet affects their actions, culture consists of unseen elements such as assumptions and values that affect organizational life.
Function of organizing
At the deepest level, below our awareness, lie basic assumptions. These assumptions are taken for granted and reflect beliefs about human nature and reality.
At the second level, values exist. Values are shared principles, standards, and goals.
Finally, at the surface, we have artifacts, or visible, tangible aspects of organizational culture.
For example, Microsoft is often identified as a company with an aggressive culture. The company has faced a number of antitrust lawsuits and disputes with competitors over the years. In aggressive companies, people may use language such as “we will kill our competition.”