Understanding the importance of corporate culture for an organization’s success

BTEC – LEVEL 7 – EXTENDED DIPLOMA IN STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIPUnderstanding the importance of corporate culture for an organization’s success
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Introduction:
Corporate culture is very important for the staff and the owners of the company because it gives them the fortitude to their work and define their goals are the interaction between staff and external activities such as dress and hours of work and organization of the office.
Task1:
Policies and procedures are very important factors to achieve organizational objectives. Use two models of corporate culture, and analysis how these models be used to achieve organisational objectives (A.C 1-1)
The corporate culture models is very important because it explains the company accurately and gives information and tips for the success of the company
–    Deal and Kennedy’s cultural model:
It is based risk management when they are low risk  will the people be able to take risks either be high when they’re frustrated or them be a catalyst for them to reach goals
Low    High
Rapid
Work-hard,
play-hard
culture    Tough-guy macho
culture
Slow
Process
culture    Bet-the-
company
culture
There are 4 cultures in terms of feedback and the degree of risk
•    Work-hard, play-hard culture : High speed in the promotion, Stress coming from quantity of work , such as restaurants
•    Tough-guy macho culture: Stress coming from high risk and Focus on the present Such as police.
•    Process culture: Low stress, plodding work, comfort and security. Stress may come from internal politics and stupidity of the system , focus on security of the past and of the future , such as banks
•    Bet-the-company culture : Stress coming from high risk  ,  much work is put into making sure things happen as planned , such as oil companies
This model is useful in determining the level of risk on the company and the sources of stress and develops plans for this risk (1, 2)
–    Handy cultural model :
This model classifies corporate culture in four main types
•    The power culture:
This type is to be a company or organization in the hands of a certain authority that gives the decisions and have the form of this type, such as the Web, and there are key figures that represent the power of the company
•    The role culture :
This type such as the ancient temple given decisions of the summit and will be coordinated by a designated authority and connected to the rest of the members of specialized personnel, while the columns represent the body that implements the decisions, both from within the company or outside
•    The task culture :
This type depends on a network of experiences and cultures share information and associated with the administration functions and disciplines, but this type is sometimes risk when there are not enough resources becomes stronger for the second type for the company
•    The person culture:
This type of order types of companies that rely on self-help, depends on the participation in the making the Decisions and not implementation only
These types are useful for determining the structure of companies and choose the right type of work in order to improve the company
(3)
In your chose organization, explain how national culture(s) and organizational culture are related. Present your answer pertaining to what kind of national cultures exist and the effect such cultures have on Organizational culture. (A.C 1-2)
The national culture is a system of assumptions, values, norms and traditions shared by one national group
Organizational culture is values shared by a majority of employees in a company
We are in the Burj Khalifa is national values and preserve the style of the United Arab Emirates because of Emirati employees and even in the way of providing services as well and there are also a lot of foreign employees have the own values as well as the general rules for the tower that will satisfy all staff.
National culture affect the organizational culture no matter how powerful, and whatever the brand global business and affect the significant impact it is possible that there will be a runner because of the different cultures sometimes local managers and foreign staff
Two main forms of national cultures:
– Tangible heritage (culture)
– Intangible heritage (culture)
We have in burj khalifa intangible Heritage because the tower specification it’s tangible heritage cultures built on a global basis
National culture in the Burj Khalifa affect the organizational culture such generosity habits and attention to customers and good treatment affect the organization integration among staff and help convergence of cultures (4)
Analyze the current corporate culture profile that exists in your chose organization. And identify areas that need improvement (identify at least three areas) (A.C 1–3)
Can analyse a company’s culture through:
• Written questioning – questionnaire
• Verbal questioning – interview
• Participation observation
Questionnaire:
It is possible the written questionnaires distributed to the heads of departments and ask them some questions in the questionnaire
Interview:
Asking managers and executive staff specific questions about their opinion organizational culture as well as a private in them to find out their position on the organizational culture
Participation observation:
Team participated in meetings and discussions involving executives and other leading staff.
(5)
Reference:
1.    http://changingminds.org/explanations/culture/deal_kennedy_culture.htm
2.    http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newSTR_86.htm
3.    http://www.lindsay-sherwin.co.uk/guide_managing_change/html_overview/05_culture_handy.htm
4.    www.fm-kp.si/zalozba/ISBN/978-961-266-112-0/…/MIC4228.pdf
5.    www.fm-kp.si/zalozba/ISBN/961-6486-71-3/171-179.pdf
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Strong corporate culture or organizational ethnocentrism?

Critical essay
The name of the course is international management and intercultural communication. It’s up to you how to interpret the question.Write a critical essay discussing the key issues of the selected topic. You may structure your critical review in the following way:
• Introduction: introducing your topic and an overview of the key issues or arguments;
• The main body: consisting of 2 or 3 sections, each of which focuses on one issue; It would be useful to use examples or empirical evidence from literature to back up your arguments.
• Conclusion: a summary of your discussion bringing together the key arguments.
• Please make sure that you give a title and put page numbers. You do not need to give an abstract.
 
 
INSTRUCTIONS
Write a critical essay on one of the following topics
Essay Topic
 
 
• Strong corporate culture or organisational ethnocentrism?
Write a critical essay discussing the key issues of the selected topic. You may structure your critical review in the following way:
• Introduction: introducing your topic and an overview of the key issues or arguments;
• The main body: consisting of 2 or 3 sections, each of which focuses on one issue; It would be useful to use examples or empirical evidence either from your own personal experience or literature to back up your arguments.
• Conclusion: a summary of your discussion bringing together the key arguments.
• Please make sure that you give a title and put page numbers. You do not need to give an abstract.
Please note for all topics, credit will be given to an in-depth discussion of the issues under investigation, application of concepts covered in the course, the appropriate use of evidence and empirical evidence, a good awareness of literature, quality of references and the sophistication and clarity of your argumentation.
• Schein, E. H. (2004). Organizational culture and leadership (3rd ed.). San Francisco, Calif.: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

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Organisations need strong leaders and a strong culture

OPIC: “Organizations need strong leaders and a strong culture.” Discuss this statement in relation to how we understand and make sense of leadership and culture in the post-bureaucratic era.
Prescribed resources for Essay 1 – “Organizations need strong leaders and a strong culture.” Discuss this statement in relation to how we understand and make sense of leadership and culture in the-post-bureaucratic era.” are as follows:
Prescribed articles on post-bureaucracy
1. Josserand, E., Villesèche, F. and Bardon, T., (2012) Being an active member of a corporate
alumni network: a critical appraisal, British Academy of Management, Cardiff.
2. Knights, D. and Roberts, J. (1982) The power of organisation or the organisation of power?
Organisation Studies, 3(1): 47-63.
3. Zimbardo, P., Maslach, C. and Haney, C. (2000) Reflections on the Stanford Prison
Experiment: Genesis, Transformations, consequences, in Blass, T. (ed), Obedience to
Authority – Current Perspectives on the Milgram Paradigm, Lawrence Erlbraum Associates,
Inc.
4. Courpasson, D., Dany, F. and Clegg, S. (2011) Resisters at Work: Generating Productive
Resistance in the Workplace, Organization Science, Articles in Advance:1–19.
5. Prasad, P. and Prasad, A. (2000) Stretching the Iron Cage: The Constitution and Implications
of Routine Workplace Resistance, Organization Science, 11(4), August: 387-403.
6. Clegg, S., Kornberger, M., and Pitsis, T. (2011) Managing &Organisations: An Introduction to
Theory and Practice, London, Sage (Chapter 7 and Chapter 13)
Prescribed articles on culture
1. Rosen, M. (1988) You asked for it: Christmas at the bosses expense, Journal of Management
Studies, 25(5): 463-480.
2. Brewis, J. (2007) Culture in Knights, D. and Willmott, H. (eds), Organizational Behaviour
Management, Thompson: 344-374.
3. Ogbonna, E. and Wilkinson, B. (2003) The False Promise of Organizational Culture Change: A
Case Study of Middle Managers in Grocery Retailing, Journal of Management Studies, 40(5),
July: 1151-1178
4. Parker, M. (2000) Organisational culture and identity, London, Sage
5. Karreman, D. and Alvesson, M. (2004) Cages in Tandem: Management Control, Social
Identity, and Identification in a Knowledge-Intensive Firm, Organization, 11(1): 149 – 175.
6. Clegg, S., Kornberger, M., and Pitsis, T. (2011) Managing &Organisations: An Introduction to
Theory and Practice, London, Sage (Chapter 6)
Prescribed articles on leadership
1. Bolden, R. and Gosling, R. (2006) Leadership Competencies: Time to Change the Tune?
Leadership, 2(2): 147-163.
2. Browning, B. W. (2007) Leadership in Desperate Times: An Analysis of Endurance:
Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage through the Lens of Leadership Theory. Advances in
Developing Human Resources, 9(2): 183-198.
3. Herman, S. (2007) Leadership training in a “not-leadership” society. Journal of Management
Education 2007; 31(2): 151-155.
4. Jackall, R. (1988) Moral Maze, Oxford university Press.
5. Gabriel, Y. (1997) Meeting God: When organizational members come face to face with the
supreme Leader, Human Relations, Apr, 50(4):315.
6. Meindl, J. Ehrlich, S. and Dukerich, J. (1985) The Romance of Leadership, Administrative
Science Quarterly 30: 78-102.
7. Clegg, S., Kornberger, M., and Pitsis, T. (2011) Managing &Organisations: An Introduction toTheory and Practice, London, Sage (Chapter 4)4
Please note that most of these articles/readings can be accessed via e-readings. See details listed ontutorial guidelines on how to access e-readings.
Prescribed resources for Essay 1 – “Good planning is the key to learning and innovation inorganisations, Discuss” are as follows:
Prescribed readings on innovation, change and rationality are as follows:
1. Josserand, E., Teo, S. and Clegg, S., (2006) From bureaucratic to post-bureaucratic : the
difficulties of transition, Journal of Organizational Change Management 19 (1): 54-64.
2. Morgan, G. and Spicer, A. (2009) Critical Approaches to Organizational Change, in Alvesson,
M., Bridgman, T. and willmott, H. (eds) The Oxford Handbook of Critical Management
Studies, Oxford University Press.
3. Birkinshaw, J. & Gibson, C. (2004) Building Ambidexterity into an Organization, MIT Sloan
Management Review, Summer: 47-55.
4. Clegg, S., Kornberger, M., and Pitsis, T. (2011) Managing &Organisations: An Introduction to
Theory and Practice, London, Sage (Chapters 7, 10, 13).
Prescribed readings on knowledge and learning are follows:
1. Wenger, E. And Snyder, W. (2000) Communities of Practice: The organizational Frontier,
Harvard Business Review, January-February: 139-145.
2. Josserand, E. (2004), Cooperation within Bureaucracies: Are Communities of Practice an
Answer?, Management, 7(3): 307-339.
3. Clegg, S., Kornberger, M., and Pitsis, T. (2011) Managing &Organisations: An Introduction to
Theory and Practice, London, Sage (Chapters 9 and 13)
Please note that most of these articles/readings can be accessed via e-readings. See details in
tutorial guidelines on how to access e-readings
Example 1:
“In this essay, I am going to argue that work can certainly be a source of satisfaction and joy forindividuals. Indeed, as I demonstrate in Section One, by drawing on Rosen (1988), Clegg et al (2008)and others, managers of modern corporations are explicitly encouraged to design the workplace andmotivate employees so that these employees find satisfaction and enjoyment at work. However,work is also a source of dissatisfaction and suffering too and I draw upon Jackall (1988), Knights andRoberts (1982), and Morgan (2006) in Section Two to show the anxiety, subordination and
domination that may also describe the experience of work for managerial and non-managerialemployees alike. Rather than leave the question here, in Section Three I attempt to explore,conceptually, why work produces such experiences and emotions for individuals. Drawing uponJackson and Carter (2000) and O’Doherty (2006) I consider the strong link between work andpersonal identity. Summarising my overall arguments in the Conclusion I illustrate, with the exampleof Ackroyd and Crowdy (1990), just how complex the relationship between identity, work, and an
individual’s striving for satisfaction and personal meaning can be.”
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Organisational citizenship

Organisational citizenship
The managing director of a large prestigious hotel chain is interested in encouraging organisational citizenship behavior of employees. They believe that fostering a culture of organisational citizenship will increase the effectiveness of the workforce and have positive flow on effects for the firm. However he knows that formal rewards and contractual agreements do not elicit these behaviors.
Therefore the managing director has requested you prepare a research proposal to investigate the factors that impact organisational behavior.


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