Corporate Culture
Corporate culture has been said to be the toughest component of a business to change. Do you agree or disagree with this statement and why?
I do believe in this statement and believe that it is actually true. The company’s culture is something that consists of the values, norms, and the goals of the organization. When all of these things are put together, they form the culture of that company. Any company that is being unethical can obtain all of these goals. However, they must surely stand to fall in the future. Unethical behavior will always come to the light in given time. If a company selects to run in an organized, ethical way – then the company will surely not need to change their culture but to build on it and increase positivity in it. A company that hasn’t been running so smoothly and in the ethical way will have a hard time in changing its ways. When we think of culture – we think of a large term with a large meaning. For example, if the United States wanted to change something culturally, then we would have a very hard time in doing so. First because our culture is NOT to do what someone else says to do but what we, in general, say to do. It can be the same with a business. Even though it may be easy for the company to see the rewards of changing the culture of the business, actually implementing and following that change will be difficult.
Define the five types of power according to French and Raven's theory. Provide examples of each.
According to this theory, there are 5 types of power: Coercive, Reward, Legitimate, Referent, and Expert.
Coercive power is something, or an action, that someone in power will take in order to make things go their way. “Threats and punishment are common tools of coercion. Implying or threatening that someone will be fired, demoted, denied privileges, or given undesirable assignments (French and Raven’s Five Forms of Power, n.d.)”. Reward power is something that someone will do in order to “praise” an
I do believe in this statement and believe that it is actually true. The company’s culture is something that consists of the values, norms, and the goals of the organization. When all of these things are put together, they form the culture of that company. Any company that is being unethical can obtain all of these goals. However, they must surely stand to fall in the future. Unethical behavior will always come to the light in given time. If a company selects to run in an organized, ethical way – then the company will surely not need to change their culture but to build on it and increase positivity in it. A company that hasn’t been running so smoothly and in the ethical way will have a hard time in changing its ways. When we think of culture – we think of a large term with a large meaning. For example, if the United States wanted to change something culturally, then we would have a very hard time in doing so. First because our culture is NOT to do what someone else says to do but what we, in general, say to do. It can be the same with a business. Even though it may be easy for the company to see the rewards of changing the culture of the business, actually implementing and following that change will be difficult.
Define the five types of power according to French and Raven's theory. Provide examples of each.
According to this theory, there are 5 types of power: Coercive, Reward, Legitimate, Referent, and Expert.
Coercive power is something, or an action, that someone in power will take in order to make things go their way. “Threats and punishment are common tools of coercion. Implying or threatening that someone will be fired, demoted, denied privileges, or given undesirable assignments (French and Raven’s Five Forms of Power, n.d.)”. Reward power is something that someone will do in order to “praise” an