There are two approaches to culture in organizations, they are the practical view and the interpretive view. I thought the practical view was very interesting because it talked about managers changing an organizational culture and how much employees were actually involved in the process. I took a Organization business management class and this is actually one of the subjects we discussed.
The practical view assumes that it can be managed and changed from the top. Although even though some members on the top have more power in creating organizational life all members within the organization help create, maintain, and change organizational culture. According to the text many researchers have questioned the degree to which managers can actually change a organization.
I don't believe a manager or owner can change an organizations culture by themselves, if the employees don't buy into it's not going to change. I believe it is a joint effort, yes the manager can enforce the new change but the employees have to change with the new culture, help create it and maintain. If can try to change the culture of an organization from the top all you want but it is the employees that maintain that change.
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15 years ago
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I agree that the employees have to maintain the change. I have a co-worker who left our company and joined a new company. This new company did not have a big social aspect to it. People did not talk to each other, everything was about work. Once he joined the company he began to change the atmosphere. The company actually got rid of a lot of their employees because they realized their interview process was flawed and they needed better employees working for them. This shows that one person can try to change the compnay's atmosphere but it is ultimately about the employees.
I agree with you to a certain extent. One employee can change a policy, procedure, or implement a new innovative idea. However, in a larger scale, it is management that sets the culture for the company. Employees on the ground level have a much higher turn over rate than management and above. Implementing culture changes from the ground up are rare. The employees do have an effect but only to the extent to which they are allowed. There are far more employees in line for below management jobs which enables the maintenance of a culture.
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