culture Flashcards
What is organisational culture
The way we do things around here
how culture is reflected
•recruited – online /face to face
•meet and greet policy
•The responsiveness of communication – quick / slow
strong orgisational culture
*Staff understand and respond to culture
* Little need for policies and procedures
* Consistent behaviour
weak orgisational culture
*Little alignment with business values
* Inconsistent behaviour
* A need for extensive policies/procedures
power culture🕸️
dominant individual (SPIDERWEB)
Central team of power.
Influence is spread from the centre.
Controlling leadership
person culture🚂
•support professional development of individuals
Career development
Business exists to serve individuals needs
difficult to manage individuals
role culture👩⚖️
*focused on policies, processes and procedures
Bureaucratic organisation style. (lots of paperwork)
Written procedures for every process.
Written job roles for every procedure
task culture📋
values to getting the project done on time, to budget
Small team
Matrix
Results driven
why is cultural change necessary
•Values notappropriate
•Markets more competitive
•Existing products become boring
barriers to cultural change
Existing culture
Concerns about increased work
Worry about using new technologies.
