Culture: Definition, Functions, Characteristics, Elements of Culture

Culture is defined as the shared patterns of behaviors and interactions, cognitive constructs, and effective understanding learned through socialization.

Strong Culture vs. Weak Culture

Strong organizational culture works like strong social glue, which bonds members of an organization together through shared goals. Weak organizational culture allows for an increase in turnover of employees because of a lack of corporate cohesiveness and mission.

Organizational Culture: Definition, Characteristics, Roles, Types

Organizational culture is quite complex. Every company has its own unique personality, just like people do. The unique personality of an organization is referred to as its culture. In groups of people who work together, organizational culture is an invisible but powerful force that influences the behavior of the members of that group. There seems…

5 Steps to Building an Organizational Culture

5 steps to building an organizational culture; (1) teach it (2) define it (3) live it,(4) measure it and (5) reward it.

Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions Theory

Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory describes the effects of a society’s culture on the values of its members, and how these values relate to behavior, using a structure derived from factor analysis. 6 dimensions of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory; (1) Power Distance Index (PDI), (2) Individualism vs. Collectivism (IDV), (3) Uncertainty Avoidance Index (UAI), (4) Masculinity vs. Femininity (MAS), (5) Long-term Orientation vs. Short-term Orientation (LTO), and (6) Indulgence vs. Restraint (IND).

Theory Z

Theory Z management tends to promote stable employment, high productivity, and high employee morale and satisfaction. Theory Z stresses the need for the workers to become generalists, rather than specialists, and to increase their knowledge of the company and its processes through job rotations and constant training.

Organizational Socialization: 3 Stages of Organizational Socialization

3 stages of organizational socialization are; (1) Pre-Arrival Stage (2) The Encounter Stage and (3) Metamorphosis.