Organisational Culture and its effects

Question 1

What is Organisational Culture?

Answer 1

The values, beliefs and assumptions that influence the practices, procedures and ways of the working atmosphere or ‘the way we do things’.

Question 2

What are the different types of Organisational Culture?

Answer 2

Power Culture
Role Culture
Task culture
Person culture

Question 3

What is power culture?

Answer 3

Power culture is the central power source, which normally occurs in small, owner managed care settings.

Question 4

What is role culture?

Answer 4

Role culture is also referred to as BUREACARACY and it is controlled by procedure.

Question 5

What is task culture?

Answer 5

Task culture is where the team approach normally in order to complete set tasks.

Question 6

What is person culture?

Answer 6

Person culture is where the employees are the centre of the organisation.

Question 7

What are the effects of Organisational Culture?

Answer 7

Organisational Culture can effect;
Decision making 
Management
Accountability 
Goals and objectives 
Actions and behaviour