On a broader basis, ten characteristics are identified to understand the culture of an organisation. These can be listed as follows :
Initiative
The degree of responsibility, freedom and independence that individuals have in the organisation.
Risk Tolerance
The degree to which employees are encouraged to be dynamic, innovative, aggressive and risk seeking.
Direction
The degree to which the organisation creates clear objectives, and performance expectations.
Integration
The degree to which the units in the organisation are encouraged to cooperate in a coordinated manner
Management Commitment
The degree to which managers provide clear communication, assistance, direction, transparency and support to their subordinates.
Control
The degree of rules, regulation, procedures, and the amount of direct supervision which are used to oversee and control employees' behaviour.
Identification
The degree to which members identify themselves with the organisation as a whole rather than with their particular work group or field of professional expertise.
Evaluation System
The degree to which the reward allocation (i.e. salary increases, promotions etc.) are related to a transparent, and objectivity based performance evaluation criteria.
Conflict Tolerance
The degree to which employees are encouraged to differ, air conflicts and criticisms, in an objective way. This should not be subjective based on personal bias and self interest.
Communication Pattern
The degree to which the organisational communications are restricted to the formal hierarchy of commands and feedback.
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