The section in Ch. 5 about Cultural Elements talks about using various symbolic expressions to create a "unique self of place" that defines a organizations culture. The cultural elements they talk about are Metaphors, Rituals, Stories, Artifacts, Heroes and Heroines, Performance, and values.
For instance at my job we use ritual elements. Ritual elements stress a cultures basic values and can range from anything from personal day to day routines for finishing tasks to annual organization-wide celebrations of top performers and also birthday celebrations. The Veterans Hospital really likes to celebrate top performers. We get daily emails from the communications service celebrating employees who have been featured in the news or have been on t.v for various accomplishments. In my service particular they like to especially celebrate birthdays by sending emails out to the service letting everyone know someone is celebrating a birthday. I believe these examples at the organization I work for demonstrate ritual cultural elements.
Avaliação Parcial - Empreendedorismo
15 years ago
1 comment:
Hi kcee - I like your insight on ritual elements and how they are used within your organization. It sounds like your organization has established some good rituals that demonstrate how much it values its employees. My employer has its own ritual elements as well. We also receive daily e-mail communications about what is going on throughout the organization, and receive regular newsletters with “cover stories” about employees doing exciting work and other columns celebrating personal accomplishments. In addition, our organization holds an annual employee recognition awards event where outstanding achievements in various categories such as leadership, teamwork, and commitment, are recognized. I believe these rituals have become a part of our organizational communications and culture.
Post a Comment