CULTURE AND INNOVATION IN ORGANISATION

Culture and Innovation in Organisation

Executive Summary

The paper determines the organizational culture and its impact on innovation. For this we have briefly described the image of an organisational culture that is based on the selected literature and individuals in organisations, national and local organisational culture that mutually impact on innovation. This assignment aims to provide you with an overview of the human dimension of organizations and increase your ability to interpret organizational situations and to intervene with individuals, groups and organizations. Cultural changes is vital in the organisation in order to meet the innovation process much easier such as leaders expertise in changing the organizational environment into an innovative frame of mind, creating a supportive environment from the staffs, key line managers, executive directors, stakeholders, end users etc.

To make a clearer point of view, I have mentioned the example of an organization where I have been appointed as a manager RasLaffan. Thus, when I joined RasLaffan in 2000 as a General Manager, I had to face various challenges in solving their existing issues. The objective of the project explores various concepts on organizational performance and culture. We tried our best to give an overview of cultural aspects necessary for organizational change management. Table of Content

Executive summary1

Introduction4

Organizational Culture's Influence on Creativity and Innovation4

Significance of the study4

Goals and Objectives5

Discussion and Analysis5

Organizational Behaviour and Culture5

Management Perspective6

Importance of Decision-Making in Innovation6

Innovations in an Organisation7

Leadership and Interpersonal Persuasion7

Case Studies8

Artefacts; Encountering the Company:8

Espoused Beliefs and Values9

Basic Assumption:9

Organisation paradigm9

Types of Culture9

Role-based culture10

Power-based culture10

Task-based culture10

Person-based culture10

Culture Influences Behaviours Related To Innovation and Change in Organisation10

The Structure11

Concern:11

Customer Satisfaction11

End-users:11

QP/Government/Public:11

RLC Employees:11

RLC Employees:13

RLC Different Nationalities & Labourers13

Change Skills and Influencing Strategies13

Innovation and Change Management13

Cultural Dimensions and Change Management in Multi-Cultural Settings13

Established Operational Excellence Strategy based on the Business Strategy and Operation Plan14

Action plan14

The Change Process14

The Impact of job satisfaction on the employees15

Initiatives15

Communicating the vision15

Right Directions15

Gratitude16

Strategic Management16

Recommended Strategies and actions16

Creating Corporate Culture18

Creating professional culture18

Conclusion18

References20

Culture and Innovation in Organisation

Introduction

The change process encompasses all activities aimed at helping the organization to successfully adopt new attitudes, new technologies, and new ways of doing business. Effective management of change allows the transformation of the strategy, processes, technology, and people to reorient the organization to achieve their goals, maximize their performance, and ensure continuous improvement in an ever changing business environment. A change process occurs very efficiently if everyone is committed to it. Meanwhile, for people to commit, they cannot be "run over" by the process, as something far away from it, because they are not. In truth, change occurs through people (Nonaka & Yamanouchi, 1989, 299-315). And, to be considered people as part of the process of change is necessary to know their values, their beliefs, their behaviours. Organizations and individuals are included in it are constantly changing. Under the organizational changes, it is also observed that the more opportunities arise whereas other are projected. Thus, the term “development” is applied when the change is planned and intentional.

Organizational Culture's Influence on Creativity and Innovation

Culture in an organisation is represents the attitude of interaction ...