Cod Understanding Org Culture

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Agenda .

What is Organizational Climate?

What is organizational culture?

Why study organizational climate? How does it helps?

What are the elements of organizational climate?

Methods to understand organizational climate?

When to take up the study? Who should do it?

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What is Organizational Climate?

Refers to meaningful interpretations of a work environment by

the people in it

Are social relationships warm and caring?

Are people treated fairly for rewards/recognition?

Do people take pride in excellence?

Organizational Climate is often referred to as Corporate

Climate

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Factors that influence Organizational Climate

Involvement

Co-worker Cohesion

Supervisor Support

Autonomy

Task Orientation

Work Pressure

Clarity

Managerial Control

Innovation

Physical Comfort

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What is Culture?

The shared values, beliefs, and behavioral norms inan organization (Ouchi, 1981)


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What Is Organizational Culture?

Characteristics:

1. Innovation and risktaking

2. Attention to detail

3. Outcome orientation

4. People orientation

5. Team orientation

6. Aggressiveness

7. Stability

Organizational culture is a common perception held by the organizations

members; a system shared meaning


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Prentice Hall, 2001 Chapter 17 7

How Organizational

Cultures Form

Philosophyof the

OrganizationsFounders:

Ben & Jerry,Herb Kelleher,

Bill Gates

OrganizationalCulture

Selection

Top

Management

Socialization


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How Employees Learn Culture

Stories

Rituals

Material Symbols

Language


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Why study Organizational Climate?

1. To study employees sense of being well organized and of

having a clear definition of their roles and responsibilities.

2. To measure the feeling of pressure to improve performance

and the degree of pride employees have in doing a good job.3. To measure the employees sense of responsibility.

4. To measure the employees sense of belongingness to the

organization.

5. To measure the employees feeling of trust and mutualsupport with in work group.

6. To measure employees feelings of being recognized.


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How does the of study organizational

climate helps?

Gives perception by the employees of whatthe org procedures, policies

Gives a status of the existing systems and

procedures and the direction to go forward.

It helps in decision-making for the

organization in future.

It helps org in getting feedback from theemployees.


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SIX ELEMENTS OF WORK

Flexibility how free the employees are to innovate

Responsibility degree to which the employees feelfree to work without asking for the permission andguidance from the managerStandards the sign the organization emphasizes theexcellence, that the goals for the employees are reallyhigh but attainable

Rewards the employees have to receive regularfeedback and that they are rewarded accordinglyClarity the employees know, what is expected fromthem and how their efforts relate to the organizationalgoalsTeam Commitment the employees have to know

they belong to the winning team or the winningorganization and that all of the employees worktowards the same goals or objectives.


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Methods to understand organizational climate?

To understand organizational climate one can

use :

1. A structured questioner

2. Structured and unstructured interviews

3. Feedback.


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When to take up the study?

Conducting a study depends on company's

policy, with changes in business environment

it can be conducted yearly once or once in 2

years.


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Who should do it?

Hr departments in collaboration with other

departments with in the organization

Authorized External consultants


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