Corporate Culture Competing & Organizational Leadership Bahan 11 Perilaku Organisasi / Semester 4

The Defining Characteristics of a Company’s Culture  Its core values, beliefs, and business principles  Patterns of “how we do things around here”—its style of operating and ingrained behaviors of company personnel  Off-told stories illustrating company’s values  Its approach to people management  Ethical standards  Internal politics  Traditions

Characteristics of Global Competition  Competitive conditions across country markets are strongly linked  Many of same rivals compete in many of the same country markets  A true international market exists  A firm’s competitive position in one country is affected by its position in other countries  Competitive advantage is based on a firm’s world- wide operations and overall global standing

What Is the Motivation for Competing Internationally? Gain access to new customers Capitalize on core competencies Help achieve lower costs Spread business risk across wider market base Obtain access to valuable natural resources

What to Look for in Identifying Corporate Culture ( UNS active ) A company’s culture is manifested in...  Values, beliefs, and business principles management preaches and practices  Official policies and procedures  Its revered traditions and oft-repeated stories  Attitudes and behaviors of employees

…continued…  Peer pressures that exist to display core values  Its politics  Approaches to people management and problem solving  Its relationships with external stakeholders

Two Primary Patterns of International Competition Multi-country Competition Global Competition

Changing a Problem Culture

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