Organizational Culture: Discussion – ABS 415, Week 5

Summary

Organizational culture is a set of values, norms, and assumptions that guide a company. It looks at how leaders can shape and influence this culture to drive high performance.

What Is Culture

Culture is the key values, norms, and assumptions that company members share. Cultural gaps happen when a company's standards do not match its environment or strategies.

Detecting Cultural Gaps

Leaders can spot cultural gaps by observing the work environment. Changes in accepted behaviors, production decreases, and employee disagreements may indicate gaps.

Shaping Cultural Values

Leaders shape cultural values through value-based leadership. They must display the correct values, attitudes, and behavior to motivate employees.

Communicating And Rewarding

Leaders communicate organizational goals and reward employees for desired behaviors. They model good behavior to influence and change cultural values.

Key terms

cultural gaps

Misalignment between a company's standards and its environment or strategies.

value-based leadership

Leaders shaping cultural values by displaying correct values, attitudes, and behavior.

cultural values

The key values, norms, and assumptions that company members share.

work environment

The setting where leaders observe behaviors and detect cultural gaps.

mission statements

Statements that leaders post to communicate organizational goals.

behavioral modelling

Leaders displaying the correct values, attitudes, and behavior to motivate employees.

Questions this document helps with

• How do leaders detect cultural gaps in a company?
• What role does value-based leadership play in shaping culture?
• How can leaders communicate and reward desired behaviors?

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