Distinguish between culture and climate.

Explain the influence of

leadership style on organisational climate in your organisation or any
organisation you are familiar with. Briefly describe the organisation you
are referring to. Preview not available.

Ans Culture
Culture is the set of important understandings that members of a
community share in common. It consists of patterned ways of thinking,
feeling, and reacting that are acquired by language and symbols that
create distinctiveness among human groups. A system of shared values
is the building block of culture . Preview not available.

Organizational Climate
The concept of organizational climate has been assessed by various
authors, of which many of them published their own definition of
organizational climate. Organizational climate, however, proves to be
hard to define. Preview not available.

Organizational climate is directly related to the leadership and

management style of the leader, based on the values, attributes, skills,
and actions, as well as the priorities of the leader. Preview not available.

The relationship between superior and subordinate is not only of an

interpersonal nature, but it also represents the primary interface
between the organisation and the employee. Preview not available.

All managers must therefore be aware of the possible influence on

climate when deciding the type of leadership (autocratic or
participative) to be provided to the subordinates. Preview not available.

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