What is the Organizational Culture?

Figure 1:Organizational Culture (Tutorialspoint, 2021)

A successful organization should have a culture that is founded on a set of strongly held and broadly accepted values that are backed up by strategy and structure. Three things happen when an organization's culture is strong: 

Employees know how top management expects them to perform in each circumstance.

Employee or employer believe that the anticipated answer is the ethical one.

They are aware that showing the organization's values will be rewarded. 

“Organizational or corporate culture is the pattern of values, norms, beliefs, attitudes and assumptions that may not have been articulated but shape the ways in which people behave and things get done. Values refer to what is believed to be important about how people and the organizations behave. Norms are the unwritten rules of behavior” (Armstrong, 2006).

The organizational culture always based on following basic assumption.

Ø Human Nature

Ø The Organizational environment

Ø Appropriate emotions

Ø Effectiveness

Values of Organizational culture 

Values are most effected aspect for any organizational cultures. There really is no right or wrong choice, but organizations have to choose which values to prioritize. The following are some examples of common values:

Ø Outcome orientation. Emphasizing achievements and results.

Ø People orientation. Insisting on fairness, tolerance and respect for the individual.

Ø Team orientation. Emphasizing and rewarding collaboration.

Ø Attention to detail. Valuing precision and approaching situations and problems analytically.

Ø Stability. Providing security and following a predictable course.

Ø Innovation. Encouraging experimentation and risk-taking.

Ø Aggressiveness. Stimulating a fiercely competitive spirit.(SHRM, 2021).

Figure 2: Edgar Schain's culture Model(Fixabout.com, 2019)

Impact of organizational culture on productivity

Employers and human resources specialists are slowly but surely becoming aware that connection between organizational culture and productivity and listening to and aligning with employee needs is essential for streamlining the company’s productivity through well establish organizational culture.

“research shows that company culture is linked to employee productivity. In that particular survey of business owners, carried out by The Alternative Board (TAB), 86% of respondents say they believe company culture directly impacts productivity”(Harbour, 2018).

 Conclusion

Every facet of an organization's culture, from tone to operations to employee participation, is influenced by its culture. It is vital for employee satisfaction. Employees are more likely to feel connected to the organization when the culture is aligned with them. Not only is this possible, but A high-performing organization should maintain constant alignment with its vision and objectives. Although each organization has its own work culture, it is how that culture empowers, engages, and values its employees that makes it thrive. Organizations that value their culture survive challenging times, such as the Covid epidemic.

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