Academic Expose
Meetings and Presentations Group E – Habitha Sadchithananthan
The impact of organisational culture on change management in companies
The aim of my research project is to explain what an organisational culture is. Additionally, it explores how an organisational culture influences the organisational change. First, I will analyse what an organisational culture is. In this context I also consider the theory of Edgar H. Schein. Then I explain the process of an organisational change in reference to the theory of Lewin Kurt.
Personal motivation
Nowadays many companies realize that not only the hard facts like turnover and liquidity are important but also Soft-Skills like management style and the shared values and norms. In this way it is possible to develop an organisational commitment. The organisational commitment is very important for the company as the firm is depended on the performance of the employees. It is the culture of the organisation which extracts the best out of each team member. But our world is changing fast and change is a common thread that runs through all businesses regardless of size, industry and age. Due to this issue I am questioning how an organisational culture influences the change.
Research question
The purpose of my research work is to answer my central question how the organisational culture influences the organisational change. There are a lot of companies that carry out changes in order to remain competitive. My primary hypothesis is that the organisational culture will successfully animate the organisational change.
What is an organisational culture?
“Culture has been defined as a pattern of shared basic assumptions that the group learned as it solved its problems of external adaptation and internal integration that has worked well enough to be considered valid and, therefore, to be taught to new members as the correct way to perceive, think, and feel in relation to those problems.”(Schein, 1992). According to Edgar H. Schein
The impact of organisational culture on change management in companies
The aim of my research project is to explain what an organisational culture is. Additionally, it explores how an organisational culture influences the organisational change. First, I will analyse what an organisational culture is. In this context I also consider the theory of Edgar H. Schein. Then I explain the process of an organisational change in reference to the theory of Lewin Kurt.
Personal motivation
Nowadays many companies realize that not only the hard facts like turnover and liquidity are important but also Soft-Skills like management style and the shared values and norms. In this way it is possible to develop an organisational commitment. The organisational commitment is very important for the company as the firm is depended on the performance of the employees. It is the culture of the organisation which extracts the best out of each team member. But our world is changing fast and change is a common thread that runs through all businesses regardless of size, industry and age. Due to this issue I am questioning how an organisational culture influences the change.
Research question
The purpose of my research work is to answer my central question how the organisational culture influences the organisational change. There are a lot of companies that carry out changes in order to remain competitive. My primary hypothesis is that the organisational culture will successfully animate the organisational change.
What is an organisational culture?
“Culture has been defined as a pattern of shared basic assumptions that the group learned as it solved its problems of external adaptation and internal integration that has worked well enough to be considered valid and, therefore, to be taught to new members as the correct way to perceive, think, and feel in relation to those problems.”(Schein, 1992). According to Edgar H. Schein
Bibliography: Schein, E. H. 1997, Organizational culture and leadership. 2nd ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Kurt Lewin (1947) Frontiers in group dynamics, Human Relations, 1, 5-41 Organizational Culture – Why Does It Matter? [Online] http://www.iaea.org/safeguards/Symposium/2010/Documents/PapersRepository/315.pdf Kurt Lewin 3 Phases Change Theory [Online]http://www.change-management-consultant.com/kurt-lewin.html