Understanding Understanding Organizational Organizational

Culture Culture Part IPart I

Edgar H. Schein (2004)

CULTURE AND ORGANIZATION LEARNING

Misconceptions about Organizational Culture

Abstract Nature of Culture

Culture and Leadership

“Culture and leadership are two sides of the same coin in that leaders first create cultures when they create groups and organizations.”

What do you think he means?

Attributes of Culture

Attributes of Culture

“The bottom line for leaders is that if they do not become

conscious of the cultures in which they are embedded, those cultures will manage

them.”

Edgar H. Schein, 2004

Shared Attributes of Organizational Culture

Characteristics of Culture

Culture DefinedCulture Defined

Three Levels of CultureThree Levels of Culture

ArtifactsArtifacts

Espoused ValuesEspoused Values

Underlying AssumptionsUnderlying Assumptions

Artifacts: visible organizational

structures and processes, such as ...

Espoused Values: established group values and beliefs such as ...

Basic Underlying Assumptions: beliefs and attitudes so taken for

granted that they are not often articulated

How does a new group How does a new group create a culture? create a culture?

What do you see as the artifacts What do you see as the artifacts and espoused values at Enron and espoused values at Enron from the movie? from the movie?

What “appear” to be basic What “appear” to be basic underlying assumptions in underlying assumptions in operation? operation?

How would you go about How would you go about finding out more about these finding out more about these underlying assumptions to underlying assumptions to ascertain if what you have ascertain if what you have surmised is correct?surmised is correct?