MGCR 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Organizational Culture, Dominant Culture, Walmart
12 Oct 2016
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(cid:862)culture is the soul of the organization the beliefs and values, and how they are manifested. I think of the structure as the skeleton, and as the flesh and blood. And culture is the soul that holds the thing together a(cid:374)d gi(cid:448)es it life for(cid:272)e. (cid:863) Organizational culture: a system of shared values defining what is important, norms defining appropriate and expected attitudes and behaviors. Culture- is a vehicle through which managers consciously attempt to influence the behavior, thoughts, and feelings of employees: means of creating social order in organization: Conveys a sense of identity for organization members. Facilitates commitment to so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g larger tha(cid:374) o(cid:374)e(cid:859)s i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual self-interest. Enhances social system stability by defining boundary: social glue that helps hold an org together by providing appropriate standards for what employees should say or do. It is an effective tool of social control b/c employees self-govern in accordance with managerial expectations: employees internalize what is considered:
