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Elements of Organizational Culture

Abstract

Organizational Culture constitutes various elements which impact an organization in a tangible and intangible way. This report analyzes what organizational culture is and the vital role it plays in carrying out those unique functions. It highlights the concept of change which every organization is bound to undergo due to the dynamism in the global market with respect to technology and the changing needs to better meet the demands of the consumer. It highlights the importance of having an intact organizational culture and how it facilitates in having a healthy growth and development of the organization as a whole. It discusses the impact change has over employees. It also enlightens about ways via which the managers can counter the resistance to change so that employees can have higher sense of motivation and satisfaction and ultimately lead to efficiency and effectiveness. It highlights two approaches which are contingency approach and Situational Approach. It also enlightens managers about the importance of different ways to tackle employees and how important it is to use different leadership styles

Key Words: Organizational Culture, Contingency Approach, Situational Approach

Table of Content

Abstracti

Introduction1

Evaluation of Article By Anil Kumar2

Organizational Culture & Change2

Role of Organizational Culture3

Functions of Organizational Culture5

Organizational Change & its Characteristics7

Consequences of stress for the organization8

Techniques for control of Work Stress3

Managerial Effectiveness10

Approach from the standpoint of personal qualities11

Situational Theory12

Situational approaches to effective leadership12

The Situational leadership model of Fiedler12

Contingency Theory15

Origins and essence of Contingency Theory15

Variables and Assumptions of the Contingency Theory16

The role of Human Resources in the Contingency Theory16

Adoption of the Contingency Theory17

Evaluation of Article By Wilson17

Organizational Culture17

Standpoint of Persoanl Qualities18

Leadership Approaches- Situational Theory18

Leadership Approach-Contingency Theory18

References19

Elements of Organizational Culture

Introduction

The Organization has elements which are impacted by psychological component that must run under a systemic approach to bring synergy between all work areas that will benefit all users, internal-external and will facilitate the healthy growth and development of the organization as a whole. In this perspective, we outline a proposal to systematize the lines of work with psychological component, whose sequential execution of processes can vary, either by the organization's policy and / or feature timing of the implementation of its programs, which are cyclical by nature. The entire process of people management in an organization includes:

1. Recruitment: Recruitment, Selection and Induction.

2. Empowerment: Education and Training.

3. Rating: Personal Assessment

4. Empowerment: Staff Development

These branches do not work in isolation from each other and also do not work in isolation from external influences such as, for example, and not limited to market conditions, technology and globalization, etc. which affect more or less on institutions and thus reaches the impact to the individuals composing the institution at the end (Adler, 1990).

Any organization seeking competitive advantage must adopt a strategy unique to Organization. Indeed, the foundation stone for the strategic management of human resources is the relationship between manager and employee. The most important reasons that drive employees to resign is the direct manager and not the income or the opportunity for better or other ...