1. ORGANISATION CULTURE
By,
Devpriya Dey

2. CULTURE: The set of values, customs & beliefs that people have in common with other members in the society.
ORGANISATION CULTURE:
It is the philosophy, ideologies, values, beliefs, attitude & norms that bind an organization together & are shared by employees

3. TYPES OF ORG CULTURE
Authoritarian Culture: Power is concentrated on the leader, obedience to orders & discipline is emphasized and leader knows what is good
Participative Culture: information is shared among people, decisions are made collectively
Dominant Culture/Strong Culture: core values are shared by majority of the employees
Weak Culture/Toxic values are shared among few employees, employees lack in deep commitment, feel that they are not valued
Unhealthy Culture: political environment, use of influence & favoritism

4. MEASURING ORG CULTURE Reward system Management Support
Conflict Tolerance
Communication patterns
Risk Tolerance
Interpersonal relationships
Individual freedom
Degree of control
Type of structure
Communication
Degree of trust

5. HOW IS ORG CULTURE CREATED
Org Structure
Org policies
Org Ethics
Characteristics of leaders
Characteristics of employees

6. SUSTAINING/ MAINTAINING ORG CULTURE
Consistent rewards
Maintaining a stable work force
Selecting & socializing employees
Actions of leaders & founders

7. Climate may be thought of as the perception of the characteristics of an organisation‖
Organizational climate conveys the impressions people have of the organisational internal environment within which they work
IMP: It determines the effectiveness of the organisation
Good organisational climate is instrumental to higher employee satisfaction, better human relations and higher productivity

8. Characteristics of Org. Climate
General perception (perception which people have about an organisation)
Distinct identity (how it is different from other)
Enduring quality (it is built up over a period of time)

9. Factors influencing Organisational Climate
Organisational context (mission, goals & objectives, function, etc)
Organisation structure (size, degree of centralization & operating procedures)
Leadership process (leadership styles, communication, decision making & related process)
Physical environment (employee safety, environmental stresses and physical space characteristics)
Organisational values & norms (conformity, loyalty, impersonality, reciprocity)

10. IMPROVING ORG CLIMATE Open communication Concern for people
Participative decision making
Change in policies
Technological changes