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Organizational Culture Feb 2013 Article
Organizational Culture Feb 2013 Article
A Learned Entity. It may seem like fixed set of rules and a way of working
in the organization, but culture is actually a learned entity. A new employee
would learn how to behave and act in the organization to survive, therefore
culture perpetuates organizational survival and growth.
A Belief System. A pattern of shared beliefs and values that give members
of an institution meaning ,and provide them with the rules for behavior in
their organization. Some of the beliefs are fundamental in nature and they
guide the overall nature of behavior in the organization whereas some beliefs
are of daily nature, like rules and feelings about everyday behavior.
outcome orientation;
commitment of members to a common set of values,
beliefs and philosophy;
involvement of employees in decision-making;
individual autonomy;
people-orientation; and,
customer focus.
Provider to facilitator;
Size and scale to speed and responsiveness Control by rules and hierarchy to
control by vision and shared values;
Information closely guarded to information sharing;
Need for certainty to tolerance for ambiguity;
Organizational rigidity to permanent flexibility;
Corporate independence to Interdependence;
Reactive to proactive;
Internal focus to focus on competitive environment;
Authors Profile
Suhail Iqbal, PE, PgMP, PMP, PMI-RMP, PMI-SP, PMI-ACP, CAPM, PME, MCT,
PRINCE2 Practitioner
Project Management Trainer, Consultant and Researcher with an experience of over 30 years, last 10
years specifically dedicated to the discipline of project management. Had been involved in development
of OPM3 2nd Ed, PMBOK Guide 4th & 5th Ed, Program Management Standard 1st & 2nd Ed and Portfolio
Management Standard 1st & 2nd Ed. Served as PMI Islamabad Pakistan Chapter President, Component
Mentor Asia, PMI Member Leadership Institute Advisory Group, Chairman APFPM, and Vice President
Education Islamabad ToastMasters Club. Currently Regional Director PRMIA Pakistan Chapter, Vice
Chair Mensa Pakistan and Director-at-Large with PMI Pakistan Islamabad Chapter. Associated with PMI
EdSIG, Consulting SIG and many other Specific Interest Groups. Research Scholar at ISGI ESC Lille,
France with over 12 publications to his credit. Specialize in Organizational Maturity, OPM3 and
Creative Leadership.