AFM280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Culture Change, Organizational Culture, Status Quo

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Accounting & Financial Management
• Course: AFM280
• Professor: D'arcy Delamere

Document Summary

Professional effectiveness: how does it make a difference from knowing about culture and change management, think in terms of audit for culture. Career management: effect of change on it, effect of culture on it. Rules, norms and social knowledge within an org. You can only see the tip of the iceberg: observable artifacts, style, symbols: found throughout an organization, through logo, physical structures: the buildings and internal office designs, stories, rituals, ceremonies. Language: jargon, slang, and slogans used within the walls of organization. Sociability: friendliness towards each other. care about colleagues. Solidarity: like each other in terms of thoughts and action. Network : more in it firms, accept different point of views. Mercenary culture: culture thinks alike but not friendly to each other. Safety culture: can reduce accidents and increase safety-based citizenship behaviors. Diversity culture: open to all kind of different views. Creativity culture: celebrate innovation to foster creative atmosphere. Culture strength: subculture: culture varies in different departments.