Organizational Culture
Chalitha Weerakkody - 1599
Organizational Culture Unilever Sri Lanka
Organizational Behavior - Mr. Kishan Thomas
MGT4250
What Is Organizational Culture? The common perception held by the members of the organization is called the organizational culture and it basically depicts a system of shared meaning. There are seven characteristics evolved around organizational culture which are, innovation and risk taking, attention to detail, outcome orientation, people orientation, team orientation, aggressiveness and stability. Some organizations wear uniform cultures such as dominant cultures where a set of core values shared by the members of the organization. There can be subcultures within depending on the department designations, geographical separation and primarily the core values are accepted throughout the organization. Cultures draw the boundary line between organizations which give each of them the unique characteristic of running the business. Members of the organization receive an identity for themselves by having a specific organizational culture as well as it increases the social stability while providing a control mechanism to fit the employees within. Sometimes a culture can be liability due to many reasonable factors. Culture do not change easily and it is really hard to change as well. It lays a barrier to diversity which can lead to conflicts within the organization and barrier to acquisitions and mergers. Innovative people fail to perform outstandingly due to the factors regarding organizational culture which can lead to enormous downfall of performance in the organization. Keeping a culture alive is a main challenge in a corporate; There should be a selection to choose the employees who fit in with the organizations culture and a top management who controls all the behavioral norms. When a new employee joins an organization it is important to make the employee comfortable to follow the organizational culture by socializing which is
Organizational Culture Unilever Sri Lanka
Organizational Behavior - Mr. Kishan Thomas
MGT4250
What Is Organizational Culture? The common perception held by the members of the organization is called the organizational culture and it basically depicts a system of shared meaning. There are seven characteristics evolved around organizational culture which are, innovation and risk taking, attention to detail, outcome orientation, people orientation, team orientation, aggressiveness and stability. Some organizations wear uniform cultures such as dominant cultures where a set of core values shared by the members of the organization. There can be subcultures within depending on the department designations, geographical separation and primarily the core values are accepted throughout the organization. Cultures draw the boundary line between organizations which give each of them the unique characteristic of running the business. Members of the organization receive an identity for themselves by having a specific organizational culture as well as it increases the social stability while providing a control mechanism to fit the employees within. Sometimes a culture can be liability due to many reasonable factors. Culture do not change easily and it is really hard to change as well. It lays a barrier to diversity which can lead to conflicts within the organization and barrier to acquisitions and mergers. Innovative people fail to perform outstandingly due to the factors regarding organizational culture which can lead to enormous downfall of performance in the organization. Keeping a culture alive is a main challenge in a corporate; There should be a selection to choose the employees who fit in with the organizations culture and a top management who controls all the behavioral norms. When a new employee joins an organization it is important to make the employee comfortable to follow the organizational culture by socializing which is