-Stories/legends
-Rituals/ceremonies
-Organizational Language
-Physical structures/decor
Invisible
Shared Values
-Conscious beliefs
-Evaluates what is good or
bad, right or wrong
Shared Assunmptions
-Unconscious, taken
for granted
perceptions or beliefs
-Mental models of
ideals
Deciphering OC through ARTIFACTS
Organizational
Stories and Legends
Nota:
Stories have the greatest effect at communicating corporate culture when they describe real people, are assumed to be true, and are known by employees throughout the organization.
Stories are prescriptive - they advise people what to da and what not to do.
Stories have the greatest effect at communicating
corporate culture when they describe real people, are
assumed to be true, and are known by employees
throughout the organization. Stories are prescriptive -
they advise people what to da and what not to do.
Rituals and
Ceremonies
Nota:
RITUALS - They include how visitors are greeted, how often senior executive visit subordinates, how people communicate with each other, how much time employees take for lunch, etc.
CEREMONIES - These are more formal than rituals. These include publicly rewarding (or punishing) employees, or celebrating the launch of a new product or newly won contract.
RITUALS - They include how visitors are greeted, how often senior executive visit
subordinates, how people communicate with each other, how much time employees
take for lunch, etc. CEREMONIES - These are more formal than rituals. These
include publicly rewarding (or punishing) employees, or celebrating the launch of a
new product or newly won contract.
Organizational
Language
Nota:
This is how employees address co-workers, describe customers, express anger, and greet stakeholders
This is how employees address
co-workers, describe customers, express
anger, and greet stakeholders
Physical Structures
and Symbols
Nota:
The size, shape, location, and age of the buildings might suggest the company's emphasis on teamwork. environmental friendliness, flexibility, or any other set of values.
The size, shape, location, and age
of the buildings might suggest the
company's emphasis on teamwork.
environmental friendliness, flexibility,
or any other set of values.
THREE FUNCTIONS OF OC
Control System
Nota:
Organizational culture is a deeply embedded form of social control that influences employees decisions and behaviour.
Organizational culture is a deeply embedded
form of social control that influences
employees decisions and behaviour.
Social Glue
Nota:
Bonds people together and makes them feel part of the organizational experience.
Bonds people together and
makes them feel part of the
organizational experience.
Sense-making
Nota:
It helps employees understand what goes on and why things happen in the company.
It helps employees understand
what goes on and why things
happen in the company.
FOUR STRATEGIES TO CHANGE AND STRENGTHEN OC
Attracting, selecting,
and socializing
employees
Nota:
OC is strengthened by attracting and hiring people who already embrace the cultural values, then socializing them to more clearly understand the company's culture.
OC is strengthened by attracting and hiring
people who already embrace the cultural
values, then socializing them to more clearly
understand the company's culture.
Actions of founders
and leaders
Founders are
visionaries who provide
a powerful role model
for others to follow
Introducing cultural
consistent rewards
Nota:
Top executive held accountable for previous week's goals. This action reinforces a more disciplined, performance-oriented culture.
Top executive held accountable for
previous week's goals. This action
reinforces a more disciplined,
performance-oriented culture.
Aligning
artifacts
Nota:
By altering artifacts - or creating new ones - leaders can potentially adjust the OC. A dramatic example is moving the company or business into new offices that reflect a different culture.
By altering artifacts - or creating
new ones - leaders can
potentially adjust the OC. A
dramatic example is moving the
company or business into new
offices that reflect a different
culture.
FOUR STAGES OF ORGANIZATIONAL SOCIALIZATION
Nota:
This is the process by which individuals learn the values, expected behavious, and social knowledge necessary to assume their roles in the organization
1. Pre-employment socialization
(outsider)
Nota:
-Learn about the organization and the job
-Form employment relationship expectators
-Learn about the
organization and the job
-Form employment
relationship expectators
2. Encounter (newcomer)
Nota:
Test expectations against perceived realities
Test expectations
against perceived
realities
3. Role management (insider)
Nota:
-Strengthen work relationships
-Practice new role behaviours
-Resolve work - non-work conflicts
-Strengthen work relationships
-Practice new role behaviours
-Resolve work - non-work
conflicts