Understanding Understanding Organizational Organizational
Culture Culture Part IPart I
Edgar H. Schein (2004)
CULTURE AND ORGANIZATION LEARNING
Misconceptions about Organizational Culture
Abstract Nature of Culture
Culture and Leadership
“Culture and leadership are two sides of the same coin in that leaders first create cultures when they create groups and organizations.”
What do you think he means?
Attributes of Culture
Attributes of Culture
“The bottom line for leaders is that if they do not become
conscious of the cultures in which they are embedded, those cultures will manage
them.”
Edgar H. Schein, 2004
Shared Attributes of Organizational Culture
Characteristics of Culture
Culture DefinedCulture Defined
Three Levels of CultureThree Levels of Culture
ArtifactsArtifacts
Espoused ValuesEspoused Values
Underlying AssumptionsUnderlying Assumptions
Artifacts: visible organizational
structures and processes, such as ...
Espoused Values: established group values and beliefs such as ...
Basic Underlying Assumptions: beliefs and attitudes so taken for
granted that they are not often articulated
How does a new group How does a new group create a culture? create a culture?
What do you see as the artifacts What do you see as the artifacts and espoused values at Enron and espoused values at Enron from the movie? from the movie?
What “appear” to be basic What “appear” to be basic underlying assumptions in underlying assumptions in operation? operation?
How would you go about How would you go about finding out more about these finding out more about these underlying assumptions to underlying assumptions to ascertain if what you have ascertain if what you have surmised is correct?surmised is correct?
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