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latrobe.edu.au La Trobe University CRICOS Provider Code Number 00115M Organisational Culture MGT1OBE/MGT2OBE Organisational Behaviour latrobe.edu.au Slide 2 | Version 2 Organisational culture is the system of shared beliefs and values that develops within an organisational and guides behaviour. Shared understandings or meanings about the organisation , its purpose, its members and how they should behave Relates to values, beliefs, assumptions Which are reflected in patterns in physical artifacts, language use, symbols, rituals, practices that have evolved over time Defining organisational culture latrobe.edu.au Slide 3 | Version 2 In an organisation, culture serves four basic functions: 1. Culture provides a sense of identity to members and increases their commitment to the organisation 2. Culture provides a way for employees to interpret the meaning organisational events 3. Culture reinforces the values of the organisation 4. Culture services as a control mechanism for shaping behaviour Functions of organisational culture latrobe.edu.au Slide 4 | Version 2 Levels of cultural analysis Figure 9.1 latrobe.edu.au Slide 5 | Version 2 Stories (founding stories and sagas) Rites and Rituals Cultural symbols Cultural rules and roles 1. Observable Culture latrobe.edu.au Slide 6 | Version 2 Shared organisation values emerge by effectively linking values and action Strong organisational cultures are characterised by a deeply and widely shared value system. Strong organisational cultures can Provide stability and predictability Reduce need for formal controls Increase collective identity and commitment Be difficult to change 2. Shared Values latrobe.edu.au Slide 7 | Version 2 Common assumptions are understandings known at the deepest level to almost everyone in the organisation. These assumptions often lie dormant until actions violate them. 3. Shared Assumptions latrobe.edu.au Slide 8 | Version 2 Founding stories and sagas? Rites and rituals? Roles and rules? Cultural symbols? Shared values? Common assumptions? Your University Culture latrobe.edu.au Slide 9 | Version 2 Examples http://www.latrobe.edu.au/about/at - a - glance/history http://www.latrobe.edu.au/about/vision/values www.funpic.hu ; www.latrobe.edu.au ; www.fairlyeducated.com latrobe.edu.au Slide 14 | Version 2 Topic: Organisational Change Reading: Textbook pages 520 - 536 Workshop 12 Reminders