Organizational Structure and Culture Flashcards
Person-Environment Fit
the compatibility between an individual and a work environment that occurs when their characteristics are well-matched
Person-Organization Fit
Reflects the extent to which your personality and values match the climate and culture in an organization
Organizational Culture
the set of shared, taken-for-granted implicit assumptions that a group holds and determines how it perceives, thinks about, and reacts to its environment
Impacts of an organizational culture
- Shared Concept
- Learned over time
- Influences behavior at work
3 Levels of Organizational Cultures (Schein’s Model of Organizational Culture)
- Observable Artifacts
- Espoused Values
- Basic Underlying Assumptions
4 Functions of Organizational Culture
- Establish Organizational Identity
- Encourage Collective Commitment
- Ensure Social System Stability
- Act as Sense-Maker’s Device
4 Cultural Types
- Clan Culture
- Adhocracy Culture
- Market Culture
- Hierarchy Culture
Clan Culture
think collaboration
has an internal focus and values flexibility over stability and control. (family-like organization whose basis is collaboration)
Adhocracy Culture
has an external focus and values flexibility. this type of organization has less structure and bureaucracy
Market Culture
has a strong external focus and values stability and control. competition is their strategic thrust
Hierarchy Culture
has an internal focus, and values stability and control over flexibility. produces a more formalized and structured work environment.
Organizational Culture Outcomes (name two)
- Organizational Culture is related to organizational effectiveness.
- Employees have more positive work attitudes when working in organizations with clan cultures
Organizational Socialization
the process by which individuals acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors required to assume a work role
3 Phase Model of Organizational Socialization
- Anticipatory Socialization
- Encounter
- Change & Acquisition
Anticipatory Socialization
occurs before an individual actually joins an organization (think onboarding)
Encounter
Employees come to learn what the organization is really like. “onboarding program”
Change & Acquisition
employees needing to learn and adapt to new thingswithin their work group
Human Capital
the productive potential of an individual’s knowledge, skills, and experiences
Social Capital
think relationship building
the productive potential resulting from relationship goodwill, trust, and cooperative effort
Network Intelligence
Relates to Social Capital, builds off of information from your social network
Organization
a system of consciously coordinated activities or forces of 2 or more persons
4 Common denominators of organizations
- Coordination of effort
- Division of Labor
- Aligned Goals
- Hierarchy of Authority
Coordination of Effort
achieved through formulation and enforcement policies: making sure that everyone works together smoothly, enforcing guidlines and rules
Division of Labor
when common goals are met by individuals performing separate but related tasks
