Organizational Culture and Environment: The Constraints - The Organization’s Culture

•Organizational Culture

ØA system of shared meanings and common beliefs held by organizational members that determines, in a large degree, how they act towards each other.

Ø“The way we do things around here.”

vValues, symbols, rituals, myths, and practices

ØImplications:

vCulture is a perception.

vCulture is shared.

vCulture is descriptive.