Organizational Culture and the Organizational Environment

Flashcards covering key concepts related to organizational culture and environment, including the roles of management, characteristics of culture, and external influences.

Omnipotent View

The view that managers are directly responsible for an organization’s success or failure.

Symbolic View

The perception that a manager's ability to affect outcomes is constrained by external factors.

Organizational Culture

A system of shared meaning and beliefs that determines how members act towards each other and outsiders.

Strong Cultures

Cultures where key values are deeply held and widely shared among organizational members.

Weak Cultures

Cultures that lack clarity in important values, leading to less influence over manager's behaviors.

Dominant Culture

A system of shared meanings that expresses the core values of the majority of an organization’s members.

Subcultures

Cultures within an organization that include core values of the dominant culture along with additional unique values.

Sustainability

The ability to achieve business goals while integrating economic, environmental, and social opportunities into business strategies.

Employee Socialization

The process of helping new employees adapt to the organizational culture.

External Environment

Forces and institutions outside the organization that potentially affect its performance.

Stakeholder Relationships

Any constituencies in the organization's external environment affected by the organization's decisions and actions.