Culture Flashcards
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What is culture
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The norms in an organisation with regards to “values” “attitudes” and beliefs”
It refers to how things are done in that particular organisation
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Organisational culture definition
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The behaviour of humans within an organisation and staff interpretation of and participation in such behaviours. (I’d Cards)
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Advantages of a strong corporate culture
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- Provided a strong sense of identity
- Increased motivation leads to increased productivity and better relations with supplier and customers
- Attracts highly skilled and qualified staff
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Disadvantages of weak cultures
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- Employees have little or no interest in culture
- Little incentive for staff to be creative
- Poor motivation
5
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Describe the characteristics of a power culture?
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- Control from centre
- Concentrates power among a few
- Few rules and little bureaucracy
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Describe the characteristics of a task culture?
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- Teams formed to solve particular problems
- No single power source
- Power derives from expertise as long as a team requires expertise
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Describe the characteristics of a role culture?
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- Power derives from a persons position
- Hierarchical bureaucracy
- People have clearly delegated authorities within a highly defined structure
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Describe the characteristics of a person culture?
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- People believe themselves to be superior to the business
- Power lies in each group of individuals
- Common in firms of professional - e.g. accountants and lawyers
- Business full of people with similar background, training and expertise
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Advantage of the hofstede’s multi focus model
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- Enables managers to focus on the most appropriate culture model to adopt within a business in order to achieve the business’s objectives
- Can be used to effectively analyse foreign culture and ensure correct decisions are made, this is especially important when expanding your business globally, merging with another organisation internationally, entering new markets etc.
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Disadvantage of the Hofstede’s multi focus model
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- It may not be possible to change the culture of a business in a short time scale, which implies that changes in culture are complex and of long term nature
