National and organizational culture

SUMMARY

This chapter of the course talks about nacional culture. First it shows the difference between Cultural and national Identity. Cultural Identity being the well defined identity and autonomous distinct between geographical place and cultural expressions, and national Iedentity is the deliberate cultural construction and mantenance via regulatory and socializing institutions of the the state.

COORPORATE CULTURE, refers to the different norms, practices and values that people adopt in their organization. Such norms in an organization provide identity, communication facility, and creates a bond between members of the organization.

Describe positive and negative aspects of corporate culture:

Members of an organization usually adopt a way of behaving within the same organization. This can sometimes bring positive but also negative consecuences:

Positive:

-It facilitates communication within the members of the organization, facilitating the flow of information and the overall development of the organization.

-It creates and strenghtens the bond within members of the same organization, stimulating the work ambience and keeps members motivated.

-Connects the whole organization since everyone is “speaking the same language”

Negative:

-Can be difficult for a new member to addapt to the new coorporate culture.

-Sometime it can shift peoples minds so much that in case they quit or get kicked out it can be hard for tehm to addapt to another job, and another coorporate culture.

-It can sometimes go against individual principles, so there will be a constant strugle to fit in, for example with members from other cultures .

-What if the company wants to go abroad where the culture is different, things will probably change, and there will be a difficult in the communication.

References:

1. Employee Engagement. Pacific Adventure Learning. http://www.pacificadventure.org/main/files/u1/employee_engagement.jpg. 2011