ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE: Techniques Companies Use to Perpetuate or Change Beliefs and Values.
Abstract
"Organizational culture" may be defined as the underlying assumptions, beliefs, values, attitudes, and expectations shared by an organization's members. There is a consensus among organizational culture experts that an organization's beliefs and values affect the behavior of its members. The organizational culture concept was not widely written about until the early 1980s; however, long before that, the leaders of some organizations created and perpetuated beliefs and values to engender behavior they thought would result in organizational success. Although views about whether and how an organization can change its culture vary considerably, today, many organizations are actively trying to perpetuate some cultural values and change others to increase their chances for being competitive or effective.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 27, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA348731
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office