BUS 223 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Organizational Culture, Social Class, Masculinity
15 Jan 2019
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Bus 223 - chapter 4: corporate culture p. 109-136 + figure 4. 3 on p. 137. Culture a shared pattern of beliefs, expectations, and meanings that influences and guides the thinking and behaviours if the members of a particular group. Geer hofstede controversial national cultures into 6 dimensions. Power distance (more equal = low power distance) Unspoken, influential standards and expectations in a corporation. Key components of creating an effective organizational culture: strong, focused leadership, being proactive rather than reactive, and creating habits that place stakeholder satisfaction at the heart of the organization"s mission. The ethics resource centre (erc) reports that by every measure, strong ethics programs and strong ethics cultures produce substantially better outcomes less pressure, less misconduct, higher reporting, and less retaliation than in weaker ethical environments . Compliance based culture a corporate culture in which obedience to laws and regulations is the prevailing model for ethical behaviour.
