Question

Exploring Culture

focuses on culture; specifically the culture of the organization. Our authors define culture as a set of shared assumptions that determines how we act in the workplace (paraphrased from p. 283).

Let's get comfortable describing our workplace in terms of culture.  

In your initial post:

1. Come up with your own definition of culture. What is the culture like at your company? (If you're not currently working, use your most recent position.)
2. Formally identify one aspect of the culture using one of the three levels of organizational culture. Describe which type of culture exists using the competing values framework.
3. Reflect on your responses - do you think you experience person-organization fit?

Answer 1

Amazon is a huge E-commerce giant and also has its effect on the employees that work there because it has the most exciting culture. They have a need for understanding about the employees, work place and requirements, values and respect.

Culture is something that you practice with your peers and colleagues. It helps in working together very easily and makes one another more understandable to each other. Culture defines the state of being of what you are to the company and how you can help the company achieve its motives without hampering your values or integrity. It helps in working in a diverse environment where people from different areas come together and understand and work with each other.

Behaviour is one of the aspects from the three levels of organization culture that Amazon excels at. Employee relations and their behaviour are at the best when they are together or outside the company. Everybody tries to understand perspectives instead of fighting over some silly issue. They observe patience with each other to cultivate a strong bond.

Using the competing values framework Amazon’s culture can be defined as creative. Every member or employee strives to give a better performance and are also ready to innovate at each stage. They want to bring something new to the company following the vision to care for customers and provide the best products.

I personally with the thorough understanding of culture have experienced person-organization fit. The culture is in parallel with my thinking and way of doing things, I like to innovate and Amazon’s culture gives me an opportunity to do so.