B MGT 341 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Job Satisfaction, Adhocracy
Organizational Culture
Culture
• the human capability to classify, codify, and communicate their experiences.
• in common conversation, the customs, institutions, and achievements of a particular nation,
people, or group.
Organizational Culture
• A pattern of shared values, norms and practices that help distinguish one organization from
another
• In the most practical sense, it is a pattern of basic assumptions that the group has discovered or
developed in learning to cope with its problems of external adaptation and internal
Four Organizational Cultures:
Clan Culture -Internal focus and flexible - A friendly workplace where leaders act like father figures.
Adhocracy Culture -External focus and flexible - A dynamic workplace with leaders that stimulate
innovation.
Market Culture -External focus and controlled - A competitive workplace with leaders like hard drivers
Hierarchy Culture -Internal focus and controlled - A structured and formalized workplace where leaders
act like coordinators.
Culture Established
By —
• Founders
• Strong New Leaders
Through —
• Actions
• Crisis Response
• Stories
• Symbols and Rituals
Embedding Organizational Culture
• Formal statements of organizational philosophy, mission, vision, values, and materials used for
recruiting, selection and socialization
• The design of physical space, work environments, and buildings
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Document Summary
Organizational culture the human capability to classify, codify, and communicate their experiences. in common conversation, the customs, institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or group. Organizational culture: a pattern of shared values, norms and practices that help distinguish one organization from another. In the most practical sense, it is a pattern of basic assumptions that the group has discovered or developed in learning to cope with its problems of external adaptation and internal. Clan culture -internal focus and flexible - a friendly workplace where leaders act like father figures. Adhocracy culture -external focus and flexible - a dynamic workplace with leaders that stimulate innovation. Market culture -external focus and controlled - a competitive workplace with leaders like hard drivers. Hierarchy culture -internal focus and controlled - a structured and formalized workplace where leaders act like coordinators. Through : founders, strong new leaders, actions, crisis response, stories, symbols and rituals.
