MGMT 301 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Disruptive Innovation, Organizational Culture, Renting
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Chapter 9 organizational cultures, innovation, and change. Organizational culture is the personality of the organization: organizational culture: a system of shared beliefs and values guiding behavior. The way we do things around here . Corporate culture has a strong impact on an organization"s performance and the quality of work experiences of its members. Organizational culture shapes behavior and influences performance: organizational culture helps to set values, shape attitudes, reinforce beliefs, direct behavior, and establish performance expectations and the motivation to fulfill them. An organization"s culture helps set its moral character and performance tone: strong cultures: are clear, well defined, and widely shared among organization members. Culture fits the nature of the business and the talents of the employees. Discourages dysfunctional behaviors and encourages helpful ones while keeping a clear performance vision: socialization: the process through which new members learn the culture of an organization. Not all organization cultures are alike: competing values framework model.
