Corporate Culture

Corporate culture: the shared values and beliefs of a business and its employees.

Official corporate culture: involves the shared views and values that a business aims to achieve, often outlined in a written format:

can include formal documents such as a business’s mission statements, vision statements, and policies

Real corporate culture: involves the shared values and beliefs that develop organically within a business, and are practised on a daily basis by its employees:

can include office layout, staff diversity, management styles, hiring criteria, rituals, and celebrations