Organizational Culture

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Source: Autonomous (2021)

Introduction

Organizational culture is an Important system of common norms and attitudes that works as a homogenizing factor for an organization’s employees and gets appropriated by them.

In simple terms, organizational culture is a system of shared assumptions, values, beliefs, and norms that control how an organization’s employees behave in the organization.

This culture state a lot about an organization’s procedure and the activities it entertains. It has its basis in the unwritten and written rules of an organization.  Over time, employees connect with each other and start to identify themselves with this system while also driving the culture forward and do necessary changes as and when needed. And thus, existing culture can decide if an organization is worth working for, and therefore, the right culture draws new employees

Importance of Organization Culture

The unification of employees

Culture In good shape helps the employees, very often from different backgrounds, connect better among themselves and build awareness when undertaking several tasks. A culture also improves an employee’s loyalty towards the organization on an individual level, and the person feels to and wants to work harder. The importance of organizational culture can be felt when its ability to lead and motivate the employees helps the organization climb new heights

The creation of momentum within the organization

Following are the deciding for the sustainable building of this momentum

The nature of the culture.

Seriousness within employees.

Recognition of leaders and their effectiveness.

It gives a feeling of direction to the employees and leads to business success

The building of an identity of the organization

Brand identity is how a brand represents itself to the customers. organizational culture has a key role in creating and preserving the brand identity of the organization for the employees and also for the outsiders.

Types Of Organization Culture

According to Robert E. Quinn and Kim S. Cameron, professors at the University of Michigan in the United States, there are basically four types of organizational culture: Clan, Adhocracy, Market, and Hierarchy. Picture 2

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Source: JobStreet Employer SG. (2018)

Elements of organizational culture

Each culture is special and its elements are specific from one organization to another but in order to help you define the pillars that will give existence to your culture. (ROBERT E et al.) Picture 3

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Source: StarMeUp (2021)

Conclusion

Organizational cultures are never made overnight. It requires efforts from the employees as individuals and as a group to help create a culture.  Also, cultures keep evolving as the organization meets new employees but have their basis in the written and the unwritten rules of the organization, what becomes important is to keep a check on the culture the company has adopted by continually analyzing its good and bad effects. A weak or bad organizational culture tends to make an organization seem artful

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StarMeUp (2021). What is Organizational Culture? Build the identity your company needs. [online] Starmeup.com. Available at: https://blog.starmeup.com/en/people-first-culture/organizational-culture/ [Accessed 19 Dec. 2021].

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