Organisation Culture and

Change
What is culture ?
 How things are done  Pattern of basic
? assumptions.
 How problems are  These
solved ?
assumptions
 Ethos of a company.
evolve into
 Shared values and
values / artifacts
team spirit.
and norms.
Basic Assumptions

 The basic precepts in terms of what it

is/what it stands for/what it is all about.
 This is what drives the organization and
determines how the members think,feel and
behave.
 The core ideology.
Artifacts-the visible
manifestations of culture.
 Its structure ,systems and
subsystems,symbols,plaques
 Public documents ,media reports and
stories.
 Rituals,norms,rules and procedures.
 Observable behavior( the way they
talk,the jargon they use,the way they
dress)
 VALUES
 Social principles /goals and standards
individually and collectively.

 Values evolve out of basic assumptions

and form the core of the corporate
culture.