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    Organizational culture is defined as a system of shared meanings within an organization. It provides standards for employee behavior through cultural values, beliefs, and feelings. Culture acts as social glue that holds an organization together and controls behavior. It is reinforced through stories, rituals, language, and material symbols. Culture conveys identity and promotes commitment while also potentially blocking change and innovation. Founders' philosophies, management selection, and employee socialization all contribute to the formation of an organization's unique culture.

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    What is Organizational Culture?

    A system of meaning shared by the organizations members


    Cultural values are collective beliefs, assumptions, and feelings about what things are good, normal, rational, valuable, etc.

    Cultures Overall Function

    Culture is the social glue that helps hold an organization together by providing appropriate standards for what employees should say or do.

    Stories

    Rituals

    How Employees Learn Culture/ How it is reinforced


    Material Symbols
    Chapter 17 3

    Language
    Prentice Hall, 2001

    Organizational Culture
    Functions
    Controlling behavior
    Defining boundaries

    Liabilities
    Blocking mergers
    Inhibiting diversity

    Conveying identity
    Promoting commitment
    Prentice Hall, 2001

    Inhibiting change
    Blocking acquisitions
    Chapter 17 4

    What Is Organizational Culture?


    Innovation and risk taking (3M)
    Outcome orientation (Bausch & Lomb)

    People orientation (SWA)


    Aggressiveness (Microsoft)

    Family-friendly (SAS Institute)

    Prentice Hall, 2001

    Chapter 17

    How Organizational Cultures Form


    Philosophy of the Organizations Founders: Ben & Jerry, Herb Kelleher, Bill Gates Top Management

    Selection

    Organizational Culture

    Socialization
    Prentice Hall, 2001 Chapter 17 6

    Do Organizations Have Uniform Cultures


    Dominant Culture Core Values

    Subcultures

    Prentice Hall, 2001

    Chapter 17

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