Discuss the factors that shape culture in HCOs.
Ans) Organizational culture:
• Values, norms, guiding beliefs, understandings shared by
members of an organization and taught to new members as
correct
-Is shared
-Is learned
-Evolves slowly
-Is mostly invisible
-Guides behavior
-Is powerful
Organizational Culture Can:
-Help workers understand the HCO
-Help employees figure out what to do in situations not covered by
rules, standards and policies
-Strongly influence employees to work, act, think, feel and behave
a certain way.
Factors affecting Organization culture:
1) Individual working with the organization
2) The sex of the employee
3) The nature of the business
4) The culture of the organization is also affected by its goals and objectives
5) The management and its style of handling the employees
• By managing forces and factors that create culture, managers
can shape the culture to desired beliefs, norms and values
-Examples of tools and methods:
-Managers must work persistently to shape culture of HCO; short term quick fixes will not last.
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