Unit 2, Section 5: Organizational Culture - HL

adaptive culture

A type of organizational culture that exists in organizations that are responsive and receptive to change. Organizations with adaptive cultures tend to be highly creative and embrace, rather than resist, change.

corporate culture

Refers to an organization's set of core values and beliefs, which shape the firm's attitudes, behaviour, and norms.

cultural intelligence

This is a measure of a person's ability to adapt and integrate to different occupational, organizational, and national cultures. It signifies a person's ability to manage change.

culture

Concept referring to the norms, attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterises an organization, a country, or a region of the world.

culture clash

A situation that exists when two or more cultures exist within the same organization, with wide-ranging differences in the values held by different individuals, thereby causing internal conflict.

Culture gap

The difference between an organization's desired culture and its actual culture.

Gods of management

Charles Handy's theory of the different types of organizational culture. His theory identified four 'gods' or types of culture: power, task, role, and person cultures.

Person culture

One of Charles Handy's types of culture, where people regard themselves or their skills set as being more important than the organization itself.

Power culture

One of Charles Handy's types of culture, where an individual (such as the founder or a figurehead), or a small group of senior staff, makes decisions for the organization.

Role culture

One of Charles Handy's types of culture, where operations and organizational norms are underpinned by formal and hierarchical structures, and clear policies and procedures.

Task culture

One of Charles Handy's types of culture, involving teams of experts who are empowered to complete a project or tackle a problem with their particular skills.

Values

The organization's beliefs and moral standards, which form an essential part of its organizational culture.

vision

The overall purpose of an organization's existence, which forms a major element of its corporate culture.