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Define organizational culture. Using examples, define and describe the seven primary characteristics that capture the essence of an organization's culture.
Organizational culture can be thought of as the shared knowledge that is present between the different pieces of an organization that allows them to identify the observable facts regarding the rules, regulations, norms, work principles, values and the attitude of the employees that make it. The 7 primary characteristics of organizational culture are as follows:-
1. Member identity
It can be called as the classification that employees make about the organization as a whole.
2. Group. Emphasis
It can be called as the work activities are organized for the groups which do not include individuals.
3. People focus
It can be defined as the degree to which the management while making decisions, takes into account the point of view of the people.
4. Unit integration
It can be defined as the integration of the various departments in an organization.
5. Control
It can be defined as the degree to which rules and regulations are followed in the office.
6. Conflict tolerance
It can be defined as the degree to which conflict is resolved without the involvement of the management.
7. Means-ends oriented
It can be defined as the degree to which the management focuses on certain outcomes rather than focusing on the workers.