Chapter 16 Flashcards
1
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Dominant cultures
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manifests the values shared by the majority
2
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Subcultures
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share the dominant culture core values as well as other values that characterized their own unit, department, etc…
3
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Countercultures
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oppose the dominant culture values
4
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Kaizen
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continuous improvement which is embedded in the belief that employees should go to work attempting to be better than before
5
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Genchi Genbutsu
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translates to “go to the source” for facts rather than relying on hearsay
6
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Organizational Culture
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The pattern of shared assumptions, values, and beliefs that lead to certain norms of behaviour
7
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Strong culture
A
clear, consistent, comprehensive values and norms that held intensely and widely shared
