Introduction Organizational culture is a set of key values‚ assumptions‚ and beliefs that are shared by an organization’s members. The combined key values create a custom attitude or culture that is followed by the organization’s members. The culture represents the "personality of the organization" (McNamara‚ 1999). Through the observation of employee behavior one can help predict an organization’s culture that influences its business attitude. Organizational culture can also help distinguish two
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LSI ASSIGNMENT BY REGINA WASHINGTON Regina6033@gmail.com GM591 LEGAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR PROFESSOR ANNE HALLCOM January 15‚ 2012 Personal Thinking Styles My primary thinking styles according to my circumplex were conventional and self-actualizing with a 93 percentile score and my back up thinking styles were humanistic-encouraging and achievement with an 85 percentile score. I can say that my primary and backup thinking styles goes well together because they make up my personality
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Organizational Culture and Communication Sabina Dovlati Com530 August 26‚ 2010 Maureen Murthy Abstract Organizational Culture and Communication According to Robbins and Judge‚ authors of Organizational Behavior textbook‚ there are seven primary characteristics which combine and summarize the real meaning of an organizational culture: innovation and risk taking‚ attention to detail‚ outcome orientation‚ people orientation‚ team orientation‚ aggressiveness‚ and stability. Organizational
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Running head: An Analysis of Organizational Culture An Analysis of Organizational Culture Abstract The following is an observation and analysis of the role an organization’s values play on the development and state of its culture. This analysis is based on five interviews of both male and female workers from a privately owned manufacturing company with annual revenues exceeding a billion dollars. In forming my conclusions‚ I will analyze the synthesis of
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There is no single definition for organizational culture. The topic has been studied from a variety of perspectives ranging from disciplines such as anthropology and sociology‚ to the applied disciplines of organizational behaviour‚ management science‚ and organizational communication. Some of the definitions are listed below: A set of common understandings around which action is organized; finding expression in language whose nuances are peculiar to the group (Becker and Geer 1960). A set of understandings
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needed to accomplish own goals and objectives. Develops and uses tracking systems for monitoring own work progress. Effectively uses resources such as time and information. Organizational Knowledge and Competence Acquires accurate information concerning the agency components‚ the mission[s] of each relevant organizational unit‚ and the principal programs in the agency. Interprets and utilizes information about the formal and informal
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Dallas Hasty Dr. Dutch July 28‚ 2014 Organizational Culture and Leadership Behind every successful leader is a vibrant culture that engages and energizes employees. In almost every case‚ that culture has been defined‚ shaped and personified by the leader. Shaping a culture is a formidable task‚ since many of the valuable qualities a leader might have are never taught in a classroom. Culture is defined as "the set of key values‚ assumptions‚ understandings‚ and norms that is shared by members
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Organizational Culture and Productivity October 1st‚ 2014 Organizational culture is defined as the “shared social knowledge within an organizational regarding the rules‚ norms‚ and values that shape the attitudes and behaviors of its employees. It is one of the most important building blocks for a highly successful organization and an extraordinary workplace. Organizational success relies on the how to operate the business in a effective and productive way. Leaders of the organizations are looking
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ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE Organizational culture refers to a system of shared meaning held by members that distinguishes the organization from other organization. They are the values and behaviors that contribute to the unique social and psychological environment of an organization. Organizational culture includes an organization’s expectations‚ experiences‚ philosophy‚ and values that hold it together‚ and is expressed in its self-image‚ inner workings‚ interactions with the outside world‚ and future
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ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE Lesley Willcoxson & Bruce Millett ABSTRACT Culture is a term that is used regularly in workplace discussions. It is taken for granted that we understand what it means. The purpose of this paper is to identify and discuss some of the significant issues relating to the management of an organisation’s culture. As organisational cultures are born within the context of broader cultural contexts such as national or ethic groupings‚ the paper will commence by defining ‘culture’ in the wider
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