Question

Many factors influence the culture of an organisation. Your task List three (3) factors that influence the culture of and organisation and explain each. Now create a list of the factors that determine the culture in an organisation of which you are now or have been part. Categorise them as positive or negative. Are there any factors in both categories? Explain why this might happen Please place your answers to the above questions on the module 5 discussion forum. The recommended word count is 300 - 400 words. You may like to use images and diagrams. You are also welcome to include factors that may not be explicitly stated but which you believe fit within the context of the subject and are worthy of inclusion.

Answer 1

Organizational culture

Organizational culture defiend as the beliefs ,assumptions ,values and ways of interacting that contribute to the unique social and psychological environment of an organization.

The organizational culture affects the way people and groups interact with each other, with clients and also stockholders etc..

Following are the main factors afecting organizational culture

1)-Top level management principles

2)-Nature of the business

3)-Recruitment and selection process  

4)-Compny values and work environment

5)-Clients and external parties

1)TOP LEVEL MANAGEMENT POLICIES:-

Todays business scinario, every top level managers try to impliment the values and philosophies of that leaders to their empliyees and reflect in their behaviour .

2)-NATURE OF THE BUSINESS

Nature of the business will also afect the culture of the business .Becuase the vision mission and market and operational structure of an organization have an impact on an employees behaviour

If the organization make a meaningful difference through their products and services .

3)-RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PROCESS:-

As far as this facts refers, if a company hired a new employee will disclose their cultures and behaviours, especialy when a company is in high growth mode will only select such suited person for the growth trend

4)-COMPANY VALUES AND WORK ENVIRONMENT :-

Generaly when selection process take place, they willinform the newly selected one that the company has fundamental truths that serve as the foundation for their system of beliefs and behaviours.

5)- CLIENTS AND EXTERNAL PARTIES :-

Todays world customers are The king, mainly companies goal is that satisfy the ultimate customers, so company try totraind their staffs how to treat a new customers ,such like to uderstand their languages also.

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