26 July 2010

Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?

Organizational culture is an idea in the field of Organizational studies and management which describes the psychology, attitudes, experiences, beliefs and values (personal and cultural values) of an organization. It has been defined as “the specific collection of values and norms that are shared by people and groups in an organization and that control the way they interact with each other and with stakeholders outside the organization.” It is very important for any company to have a clearly defined set of guidelines as to how the organization is to run and function on a daily, weekly and monthly basis in order to maintain a constant and steady work flow. While it is difficult to develop a strong culture in the early stages of any young company special attention should be given towards making sure that one exists in order to insure long term growth as well as a cohesive relationship between veteran employees and employees which have been with the firm for a relatively short while.

This definition continues to explain organizational values, also known as “beliefs and ideas about what kinds of goals members of an organization should pursue and ideas about the appropriate kinds or standards of behavior organizational members should use to achieve these goals. From organizational values develop organizational norms, guidelines, or expectations that prescribe appropriate kinds of behavior by employees in particular situations and control the behavior of organizational members towards one another.” One important factor to note is that their is always a rule of thumb when it comes to how a company deals with conflict resolution it may change from company to company but rest assured that every company has to deal with different personalities and conflicts do occur but in our experience as long as the parties involved care about the organization these conflicts are generally put to bed quickly.

Organizational culture is not the same as corporate culture. It is wider and deeper concepts, something that an organization ‘is’ rather than what it ‘has’. Corporate culture is the total sum of the values, customs, traditions, and meanings that make a company unique. Corporate culture is often called “the character of an organization”, since it embodies the vision of the company’s founders. The values of a corporate culture influence the ethical standards within a corporation, as well as managerial behavior.For example, computer technicians will have expertise, language and behaviors gained independently of the organization, but their presence can influence the culture of the organization as a whole. Remember at the heart of any organization are people and where there are people there are social issues and so as a leader or owner of any successful company people management and conflict resolution are tantamount to you ability to run a smooth operation and for those megalomaniacal managers you might want to remember a little tact and charisma go a long way when it comes to dealing with employees.

In victory, you deserve Champagne, in defeat, you need it. – Napoleon

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