Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Climate
Prof.Shabir Ahmad
The Business School
University of Kashmir
August 17, 2010
Learning Objectives
1. Differentiate between values and
norms and understand the way
culture is shared by an
organizations members
2. Describe how individuals learn
culture both formally and informally
3. Identify the four building blocks or
foundations of an organizations
culture that account for cultural
differences among organizations
Basic Terms
Organizational Culture
Based on enduring values embodied in
organizational norms, rules, standard
operating procedures, and goals
People draw on these cultural values
to guide their actions and decisions
when faced with uncertainty and
ambiguity
Important influence on members
behavior and response to situations
Characteristics of Organizational
Culture
Organizational Rites
Organizational ethics
Organizational structure
Mechanistic vs. Organic
Social Responsibility
Social responsibility: refers to a
managers duty or obligation to make
decisions that nurture, protect,
enhance, and promote the welfare and
well-being of stakeholders and society
as a whole
Climate Debate
The term climate has two distinctly different meanings in the
literature-which helps to add to the impression that OC includes
everything.
a- Common Perception or common reaction of individuals..?
b- set of conditions.?
Organizational Climate is a relatively enduring quality of the internal
environment of an organization that
ais experienced by its members
binfluences their behaviour
ccan be described in terms of the values of a particular set of
characteristics of the organization
Elements of Climate
Quality of Leadership
Amount of Trust
Communication, upward and downward
Feeling of useful work
Responsibility
Fair rewards
Reasonable job pressure
Opportunity
Reasonable controls, structure, and bureaucracy
Employee involvement, participation.
Measuring Climate
Litwin & Stringer
Likert
Leadership
Processes
Motivational forces
Communication
Interaction-influence
process
Decision-making
Goal setting
Control
Structure
Responsibility
Reward
Risk
Warmth
Support
Standards
Conflict
Identity
Climate Influences
Climate Influences
Motivation
Motivation
Performance
Performance
Satisfaction
Satisfaction
Models of Organizational
Behaviour
Autocratic
Depends on: Power
Mgr.Ornt
Authority
Emp.Ornt Obedience
Emp.psyr Dep.on b
Emp.ndm Subsist
Perm rest Minimum
Custodial
Eco-res
Money
Security
Dep.on org
Maint
Pas.cop
Supportive Collegia
Leadershi Partns
Support
TW
Job.perf
Resp
Partp
Self.d
High.ord
Self.act
awk.drives Modr.ent
Thank You
Wish You All The Best