chapter 8 Flashcards
sometimes called corporate culture, is defined as the set of shared, taken-for-granted implicit assumptions that a group holds and that determines how it perceives, thinks about, and reacts to its various environments.
organizational culture
a formal system of task and reporting relationships that coordinates and motivates an organization’s members so that they can work together to achieve the organization’s goals.
organizational structure (2)
consist of all of the activities an organization uses to manage its human capital, including staffing, appraising, training and development, and compensation.
human resource practices
It reflects the extent to which your personality and values match the climate and culture in an organization.
person organization (P-O)
explicitly stated values and norms preferred by an organization, as may be put forth by the firm’s founders or top man-agers.
espoused values
values and norms actually exhibited in the organization.
enacted values
narrative based on true events, which is repeated–and sometimes embellished upon-to emphasize a particular value.
story
person whose accomolishments embody the values of the orga-nization.
hero
the activities and ceremonies, planned and unplanned, that celebrate important occasions and accomplishments in the organization’s life.
rites and rituals
object or action that represents an idea or quality.
symbol
defined as the pro-
cess by which people learn the values, norms, and required beheviors that permit them to participate as members of an organization.
organizational socialization
has an internal focus and values flexibilitv rather than stability and control.
clan culture
has an external focus and values flexibility.
adhocracy culture
has a strong external focus and values stability and con-trol.
market culture
has an internal focus and values stability and control over flexibility.
hierarchy culture
as a system of consciously coordinated activities or forces of two or more people.
organization
effort, the coordination of individual efforts into a group or organization-wide effort.
coordinated effort