Culture- researchers include of Hall, Hofstede, Trempenaars, Modern have concentrated on the study of culture it is said that culture cannot be theorise. So what is culture? Culture is an essential part of any society, it is also important to most organisation as you will see. Edward B Taylor describe culture as, culture is that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, law, morals, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society” (www.buzzle.com).
Power Culture-Handy describes this as a “web”. There are often a few dominant figures with little rules and distinctive systems in place. As a results of having few dominant figures decision making is very fast with more personal or one to one communication. Micorosoft is and example of an organisation that has this culture.
Role culture-this is often this describe as a Geek temple, which is label as depicting bureaucracy. The role is sometimes more important than the individual as there are some much rules and regulation. The person with the most power is usual at the head of the hierarchy. One example would be the Local Government.
Organisational Culture- “is the collection of traditional values, policies, beliefs and attitudes that constitute a pervasive context for everything we do and think in an organisation” (Mullins, 2010, P829). There are three facts that make up organisational culture which are;
v Basic Assumption
v Values and Beliefs
v Visible aspects of culture
I did work experience at Happy Days Charity in Luton, the organisational culture was surprising calm and relax. Everyone knew what was expected of them so they work diligently without pressure from anyone. There was no evidence of a hierarchy as everyone was treated with the same level of respect even me who was only an intern, this astonished me. This is a very Ethical organisational it is a charity which makes it a non-profit organisation. Their Basic Assumption is “helping a child helping a child experience what life has to offer” this is the root of the organisation.
Power Culture-Handy describes this as a “web”. There are often a few dominant figures with little rules and distinctive systems in place. As a results of having few dominant figures decision making is very fast with more personal or one to one communication. Micorosoft is and example of an organisation that has this culture.
Role culture-this is often this describe as a Geek temple, which is label as depicting bureaucracy. The role is sometimes more important than the individual as there are some much rules and regulation. The person with the most power is usual at the head of the hierarchy. One example would be the Local Government.
The first disadvantage of trying to classify culture into one of the four types describe is the fact that it doesn’t consider that there are many different types of people within an organisation which means that different organisational culture suit different people. The problem with trying to classify culture into one of Handy’s four types is that it can’t be done. The reason for this is because it doesn’t take into account the different sub-cultures that exist within an organisation.
My culture is defined by multiple facts. Both my nationality and Religion plays a huge part in my life. I was born in St. Vincent and the Grenadines but move to the U.K this contributes to a lot of who I am now. Am Christian yet I was bought up in a Rastafari household where a lot of focus was place on education, righteousness and the Bible.
Reference
1. Mullins. L. J. Published 1985. Latest edition (9th) 2010.Management & Organisational Behaviour. Essex. Pearson Education Limited
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