Professional Documents
Culture Documents
SEVEN
Organizational Culture
7. Stability
There are extensive rules and regulations in this firm that employees are required to follow. Managers supervise employees closely to ensure there are no deviations. Management is concerned with high productivity, regardless of the impact on employee morale or turnover.
Work activities are designed around individuals. There are distinct departments and lines of authority, and employees are expected to minimize formal contact with other employees outside their functional area or line of command. Performance evaluations and rewards emphasize individual effort, although seniority tends to be the primary factor in the determination of pay raises and promotions.
Subcultures Minicultures within an organization, typically defined by department designations and geographical separation.
Strong Culture A culture in which the core values are intensely held and widely shared.
Culture as a Liability:
1. Barrier to change 2. Barrier to diversity 3. Barrier to acquisitions and mergers
Top Management
Senior executives help establish behavioral norms that are adopted by the organization.
Socialization
The process that helps new employees adapt to the organizations culture.
Encounter Stage
The stage in the socialization process in which a new employee sees what the organization is really like and confronts the possibility that expectations and reality may diverge.
Metamorphosis Stage
The stage in the socialization process in which a new employee changes and adjusts to the work, work group, and organization.
A Socialization Model
Rituals
Material Symbols Language
Select new employees with personality and attitudes consistent with high service orientation.
Train and socialize current employees to be more customer focused. Change organizational structure to give employees more control.
Characteristics:
Strong sense of purpose Focus on individual development Trust and openness
Employee empowerment
Toleration of employee expression
As a counterbalance to the pressures and stress of a turbulent pace of life and the lack of community many people feel and their increased need for involvement and connection. Formalized religion hasnt worked for many people. Job demands have made the workplace dominant in many peoples lives, yet they continue to question the meaning of work. The desire to integrate personal life values with ones professional life. An increasing number of people are finding that the pursuit of more material acquisitions leaves them unfulfilled.
How are the founders of your university or college represented in the current culture? In other words, what values of the founders are still prevalent today and engrained as part of the organizational culture?