4. Organisational Culture Flashcards

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Erklären Sie den Begriff “Organisational Culture” und dessen Elemente.

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  • = system of shared values and norms
    • Individual-level Culture (Diversity)
  • Observational Artefacts: manifestation of org cultures employes can easily see
  • Espoused Values: beliefs and values an org explicitly states
  • Basic underlying assumptions: taken for granted beliefs and valued that are ingrained so they’re not conscious of holding those assumptions
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Erklären Sie das 8 Dimensionen Modell of OC.

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  1. Basis of truth and rationality: gut feel vs. hard data
  2. Nature of time and time horizon: ad-hoc vs. planning, short-term vs. long-term
  3. Motivation: intrinsic vs. extrinsic
  4. Stability vs. Change: “We always do it this way” vs. “We can always do it better”
  5. Orientation to work, task, co-workers: work as a means or an end
  6. Isolation vs. Collaboration as the most efficient way to work
  7. Control, coordination, and responsibility: centralisation vs. decentralisation, tight vs. loose control
  8. Orientation and focus: look inward to organization vs. outward
  9. PLUS: Ethicality
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Grenzen Sie die Begriffe “OC” und “Job Satisfaction” voneinander ab.

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  • OC = untersucht wie Individuen die Org wahrnehmen –> deskriptiv
  • Job satisfaction = untersucht Empfindungen der Individuen hinsichtlich Org –> evaluativ
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Erörtern Sie mögliche Vor- und Nachteile von OC.

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  • Vorteile:
    • differentiation from competitors
    • employee identification with org
    • facilitation of desired behaviors and attitudes
    • stability within the org
  • Nachteile:
    • difficult adaption to changes in environment
    • difficult to merge
    • attraction of similar types of employees
    • unintentional lead to undesirable behavior
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Welche Funktionen hat OC?

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  1. Unterscheidung
  2. Identitätsstiftung
  3. Schaffung von Commitment
  4. Social Glue
  5. Verhaltensstandard
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Erklären Sie die 3 Wege der Kulturkreation durch Gründer.

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  1. Selection: Founders hire and keep only emloyees with similiar values and attitudes –> candidates perceiving conflict can self-select out
  2. Socialisation: They indoctrinate employees into their own way of thinking, help them learn values and norms
  3. Setting the example: founders’ behavior acts as role model, signals through top management

–> when org succeeds, founders vision is validated and become embedded in culture

  1. Reward System
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Nennen Sie 6 Kriterien, die Aufrechterhaltung der OC sowie den Fit der MA sichern.

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  1. Selektionsprozess /-maßnahmen, -kriterien
  2. Kriterien der Performance Evaluation
  3. Trainings- & Entwicklungsaktivitäten
  4. Beförderungskriterien / -verfahren
  5. Verhalten des (Top-) Managements
  6. Sozialisationsmaßnahmen
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Erklären Sie die Ziele von Selektion.

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  • Individuen einstellen, die Wissen, Skills und Fähigkeiten haben erfolgreich zu performen
  • Verhindern von Werte-Mismatch zwischen Kandidaten und Organisation (two-way street)
    • Entscheidung für/ gegen einen Kandidaten oft davon getrieben, ob Kandidat zur Orgpasst
    • Selektion auch Informationsquelle für Kandidaten
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