PSYC 3080 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Loafing, Organizational Culture, Organization Development

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3080
• Professor: Harjinder Gill

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Social influence, socialization, & organizational culture chapter 5. What is organizational culture: the shared beliefs, values, and assumptions that exist in an organization, walt disney world and zappos have a strong organizational culture (cid:862)the (cid:449)a(cid:455) (cid:449)e do thi(cid:374)gs a(cid:396)ou(cid:374)d he(cid:396)e(cid:863) Use symbols to reinforce cultural values (communicate what cultural values are, such as sororities, handshakes, displays: rituals. Rites, rituals, and ceremonies can convey essence (of what their values are such as wal- The folklore of organizations stories about past organizational events is a common aspect of culture (window into what the culture is of that company by learning past stories of the organization) Subcultures: an organization can have several cultures or what are known as subcultures, subcultures are smaller cultures that develop within a larger organizational culture that are based on differences in training, occupation, or departmental goals. E. g. , could be a different culture across faculties or across departments.