University of Utah Facilities Managemant Culture

 Management Leading the Way Facilities Culture

 “the beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society, group, place, or time”  Merriam-Webster Dictionary What is Culture

 Personality  Behavior  Organizational Structure  People in the Organization  Ethics (Gareth 2010) Where Does Culture Come From?

 Your personality influences the behavior of the University of Utah Facilities Department Personality

 Your behavior reflects the personality of the University of Utah Facilities Department Behavior

 Mechanical vs. Organic  Mechanical – Stable and predictable  Organic – Flexible and inventive (Gareth 2010) Organizational Structure

 Centralized vs. Decentralized Management  Decentralized – Wants employees to think and be creative  Centralized – Wants employees to do as they are told People in the Organization

 Moderate role conflict  Premature closure  (Ashforth 1988) Ethics

 Jones R., Gareth. (2010) Organizational Theory, Design and Change, Ch. 7 Creating and Managing Organizational Culture. Pearson : Boston  Retrieved from :  ppt. 17 April ppt  Ashforth, Blake E., (1988) The Mindlessness of Organizational Behaviors,  Retrieved From:  References