1. Business Across Cultures

2. Corporate Culture

3. Corporate Culture
What is corporate or organizational culture? -attitudes, experiences, beliefs and values of an organization.

4. Corporate Culture
1. Mission Connect -do employees understand the mission?

5. Corporate Culture 2. Leadership and Management Styles
-How are decisions made, problems solved ? Collaboration Individual
or a combination

6. Corporate Culture
3. Reporting Structure -what is the hierarchy?

7. Corporate Culture
3. Reporting Structure -what is the hierarchy?

8. Corporate Culture
4. Physical Work Environment -space, cubicles, general design

9. Humans are the only animals that would design a cubicle…
Corporate Culture
4. Physical Work Environment -space, cubicles, general design
Humans are the only animals that would design a cubicle…
…and then go sit in it.
- M. Akhavan

10. Corporate Culture
4. Physical Work Environment -space, cubicles, general design

11. Corporate Culture
5. Staff Diversity -backgrounds, experience, ethnic, gender

12. Corporate Culture
5. Staff Diversity -backgrounds, experience, ethnic, gender

13. Corporate Culture
6. Interpersonal Dynamics -impersonal, structured, intense 7. Titles -how employees may perceive importance

14. Corporate Culture
8. Traditions and Celebrations -rituals and milestones 9. Work Pace -moderate, fast, leisurely, work life balance All play an important role and make the culture unique

15. Corporate Culture
All play an important role and make the culture unique

16. One Example…
Google—Oprah