An organizational culture can be defined as the total sum of its norms, values, accepted behaviors, virtues, and the political atmosphere in which it operate its business (Kanungo et al., 2001). Organizational culture is something that is not static, it changes as time passes and these changes can be seen within and out of the organizations. This has made it such that to better understand the definition of organizational culture it is good to look at it from the standpoint of its relevant organizational
easy to understand the importance of organisational cultures in industries and how it can be seen as an intangible asset for organisations - a source of competitive advantage and a key reason for businesses in maximizing performance and output. However, the reverse can also be true. If organisational cultures in industries are not managed correctly or are left un-managed, it can become dysfunctional or toxic for those organisations. In these situations the organisational culture of a business can become
Annotated bibliography Aküzüm, C. 2014, "Knowledge Inertia and Organizational Learning as the Explanation of Organizational Performance", Educational Research and Reviews, vol. 9, no. 21, pp. 1143-1155. The author Dr Aküzüm Cemal is head of the research department in the Dicle University, faculty of education in Turkey. This journal highlights the importance of organisation that properly manage their knowledge and the benefits comes with it. The author use the term “knowledge inertia” explaining
Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1293922 1 Organizational Culture and Job Satisfaction: An Empirical study of R & D Organization By Jahanzeb Shah MS (MS) Fall 2007, Group B, SZABIST, Islamabad. Abstract The study is conducted to examine the Organizational Culture theory and practices with emphasis on the effectiveness of satisfaction and motivational dynamics in the areas of employee’s satisfaction and retention. The problem statement is based on whether it is only the compensation
The actions of top management greatly influence a company’s organizational culture. A company’s organizational culture is created by: the actions and behaviors of the leaders, what leaders pay attention to, who gets rewarded and who gets punished and the allocation and attention of resources. The downfall of Enron was a result of the organizational culture created by top-level management. The two top-level executives of Enron, Jeff Skilling and Kenneth Lay, set the norm of making sure Enron was
Organizational structure means the manner which the organization arranges individuals and jobs so that they can perform their work and reach their goals and objectives. In the small work groups and when the communication is frequently face-to-face, the formal structure in any organization will not be necessary, on the other hand in the larger organization the decisions which have to be made of the deferent tasks. So, procedures are sets that assign the tasks and responsibilities for the deferent
to sustain in the long run it is very essential to follow an ethical culture. When we consider at a global level, most of the countries prefer to deal with organizations which exhibit and open and moral behavior. A good ethical culture also leads to happy employees which strive to work better and deliver best performance which in turn leads to successful and thriving business. Many scholars have defined ethics, ethical culture etc in many different perspectives. We
Climate and culture are both important aspects of the overall context, environment or situation. Organizational climate encompasses standards and behaviours that underwrite to the exclusive social and psychological environment of an organization. It is often represented in the form of belief, values and symbols shared by a group which governs how people behave in an organisation According to Needle in 2004 ‘’organizational climate represents the collective values, beliefs
IMPACT OF WORK CULTURE ON MOTIVATION: AN OVERVIEW IN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE Prof. (Dr.) Rajesh K. Yadav1, Dr. Shriti Singh2 1Professor & Director, School of Management, Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal (M.P.) 2Associate Professor, Maharana Pratap College of Management, Bhopal (M.P.) Email -: drrajeshkyadav@jlu.edu.in, shritisingh880@gmail.com Abstract: Employee attributes relate to the capacity to perform, employee inclination to put in work effort relates to willingness or motivation to perform
Characteristics of a cultural survey / definition National culture: - influences how managers and employees make decisions and interpret their roles - differences between national cultures create important opportunities for growth and development, but also can cause serious problems if they are not understood - not the only significant influence on behaviour but also: o internal factors such as strategy, the organizational culture, history, individual psychology of members o external factors such