My Organization's Culture
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As we have discussed during our zoom session, members of our organizations, to a large degree, are bounded together by a shared culture (beliefs and traditions). Some of these beliefs and practices have been formalized into policies (e.g. dress codes, morning prayers, practice guidelines, etc). While others remain informal, they are followed and abide to be members. Note: I have been watching Disney's 'The Mandalorian' and there is one phrase that you will hear often and all throughout the series. The phrase is 'This is the way,' which is like the guiding principle everytime a Mandalorian is to make a personal decision or when the whole tribe is to also make a decision.
As you have shared in our discussion, your own organization do have shared culture. Some of them you learned and practice, while others are still to be discovered, perhaps informally, or formally (through rituals, symbols, etc).
For this paper, you will write an essay about what you believe are your organization's culture. Your reading materials will be able to provide you with a deeper understanding of organizational culture and its elements. You also learned in our discussion how shared culture can impact on members' motivation and eventually their productivity.
Basic questions your paper should be able to answer:
1. What to do you think are your organization's culture.
- Formal
- Informal
2. How are these beliefs and practices communicated to or learned by members like you?
- Indoctrination process?
- Symbols?
- Artifacts?
- Organizational heroes?
3. Do you think these B and P are major factors in members motivation and performance? If yes, In what way? Can you give example(s)? If not, why not?
4. Are there B and P that you wish to eliminate? Why?
5. Are there B and P that you want to develop and Introduce and Why?