Organizational Behavior and Organizational Change Organizational Culture Roger N. Nagel Senior Fellow & Wagner Professor Lehigh University
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Organizational Culture Characteristics
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Innovation and risk taking Attention to detail Outcome orientation People orientation Team orientation Aggressiveness Stability Agility eleventh edition
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Organizational Culture USA & China What Do Cultures Do? How Employees Learn Culture
“Organizational behavior” “Organizational behavior” Eleventh Edition Eleventh Edition By Steve Robbins By Steve Robbins ISBN 0-13-191435-9 ISBN 0-13-191435-9 Reference Book Reference Book
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What Is Organizational Culture?
Organizational Culture A common perception held by the organization’s members; a system of shared meaning. Characteristics: Characteristics:
1. Innovation and risk 1. Innovation and risk taking taking 2. Attention to detail 2. Attention to detail 3. Outcome orientation 3. Outcome orientation 4. People orientation 4. People orientation 5. Team orientation 5. Team orientation 6. Aggressiveness 6. Aggressiveness 7. Stability 7. Stability 8. Agility 8. Agility
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Culture Characteristics A Closer look
1. Innovation and risk taking.
The degree to which employees are encouraged to do both
2. Attention to detail.
Degree to which employees are expected to exhibit precision, analysis, and attention to detail.
3. Outcome orientation.
Degree to which management focuses on results rather than on processes used to achieve them.
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