Culture

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Organizational culture

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A system of shared values, behaviors patterns, norms symbols and attitudes that creates and maintains a certain way of life. Socially constructed

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Functions of organizational culture

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Provides a shared frame of reference
Reduces uncertainty
Fulfills need for community

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Two views of culture

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Organizations have culture- Just another variable or property of an organization.
Organization are culture- culture makes the organization what it is- descripitive

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Basic assumptions

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1. All organizations have cultures in addition to other properties
2. Culture influences member behavior and organizational effectiveness
3. shape and define their culture
4 cultivate a culture that makes it more effective

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Strong culture

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Clear set of values
Consistently communicated
Permeates organization
All employees buy into culture

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Limitations of the perscriptive view of culture

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There is no simple formula
It's difilcult to change or engineer culture.