10. Organizational Culture and Climate
Organizational culture and climate are pivotal to an organization's success, especially in the fields of business technology and engineering. While culture refers to the deep-seated values and beliefs shared by members of an organization, climate denotes the immediate perceptions and feelings of employees regarding their workplace environment. Together, they shape employee motivation, job satisfaction, and ultimately, organizational performance.
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What we have learnt
- Organizational culture defines the underlying values and norms that influence behavior and decision-making.
- Organizational climate represents the shared perceptions and attitudes towards the work environment, which can change more rapidly than culture.
- Both organizational culture and climate significantly impact employee engagement, productivity, and overall organizational effectiveness.
Key Concepts
- -- Organizational Culture
- The shared values, norms, beliefs, and practices that shape how individuals behave and interact within an organization.
- -- Organizational Climate
- The collective perceptions of organizational members regarding their work environment, reflecting their experiences and attitudes.
- -- Handy’s Model of Culture
- A framework categorizing organizational culture into four types: Power Culture, Role Culture, Task Culture, and Person Culture.
- -- Schein’s Three Levels of Culture
- A model describing organizational culture at three levels: Artifacts, Espoused Values, and Basic Assumptions.
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