Organizational culture Flashcards
organizational culture:
a system of shared meaning held by members that distinguishes the organization from other organizations
the essence of organizational culture (7)
individual autonomy structure support identity performance-reward conflict tolerance risk tolerance
individual autonomy (essence)
the degree of responsibility, independence, and opprotunities
structure (essence)
rules and regulations
support (essenece)
assistance and warmth
indentity (essence)
how members identify themselves within the organization
performance reward (essence)
reward allocations in the organization
conflict tolerance (essence)
the degree of conflict presents in the relationships between peers and work groups
risk tolerance (essence)
the. degree to which the employees are encouraged to be aggressive, innovative, and risk seeking
how employees learn culture (6)
metaphors rituals stories heroes cultural artifacts values
metaphors (learn culture)
the language that members use to describe their experiences in organizations
rituals (learn culture)
practices that are preformed regularly or occasionally in the organization
stories (learn culture)
storytelling is a significant feature of organizational life
heroes (learn culture)
heroes are an organizational members who are held up as exemplary role models
cultural artifacts (learn culture)
tangible and physical features of the organization
