Organizational Culture. Types and Characteristics of organizational culture.

Organizational Cultural: Organizational culture is the pattern of shared values, beliefs and assumptions considered to be the appropriate way to think and act within an organization.

Schein perceives culture as whole which keeps the organization together. Culture is an integral part of the organization which all employees agree on, is and define as:

"Culture is that pattern of basic assumptions that a given group has, found or developed during a learning process owing to problems with external adaption and internal integration."

-Culture is shared

-Culture helps members solve problems

-Culture is taught to newcomers

-Culture strongly influences behavior.

Types of Organizational Culture:

• Dominant Culture
• Sub Culture
• Strong versus Weak Culture
• Organizational Culture versus National Culture

Characteristics of Organizational Culture:

• Innovation and Risk-Taking: The degree to which employees are encouraged to be innovative and take risks.
• Attention to Detail: The degree to which employees are expected to exhibit precision, analysis, and attention to detail.
• Outcome Orientation: The degree to which management focuses in results or outcomes rather than om technique and process.
• People Orientation: The degree to which management decisions take into consideration the effect of outcomes on people within the organization.
• Team Orientation: The degree to which work activities are organized around teams rather than individuals.
• Aggressiveness: The degree to which people are aggressive and competitive rather than easygoing.
• Stability: The degree to which organizational activities emphasize maintaining the status  in contrast to growth.