Week 5 _ Discussion 

**Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words**

(Part one_ DUE TODAY)   What is organizational culture? Consider the elements of organizational culture listed in Chapter 12 and then describe your organization’s culture. (175 words)

(Part Two_ DUE SUNDAY)  Reply to at least two of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.

 ** Classmates replies attached** (125 words EACH reply = 250)

Week 5_ Assignment 

Think about a change that’s been implemented in an organization you work(ed) for.

Write a minimum 400 word paper where you detail the change and what the organization did or could have done to ensure the change was sustained. Reference the “Sustaining Change After the Intervention” section in Chapter 14 .

Cite your source(s) according to APA citation methodology.

Format your paper according to APA formatting guidelines.

Week 5_ replies

Suzette Wrote:

Organizational Culture includes a wide variety of actions, behaviors, meanings and symbols within the organization. The culture consists of the language that is used within the organization such as the titles of job descriptions. It includes how their messages are communicated to employees and their clients. It includes the organizations artifacts which is the style/décor of the organization. The culture also includes any ceremonies or rituals. It includes the values, the ethics and moral codes that is expected from employees. The culture is the idea and essence that is to be portrayed to the community. The culture is what the organization represents. “Cultures have tacit beliefs and values at their foundation” (Anderson, 2017. Pg. 302). Cultures also include the management style of the company such as the clan style, the adhocracy, the hierarchy, or the market type. My organizations culture is a hierarchy type where “Tradition and formality are dominant values. The emphasis is on stability, rules, and efficient processes” (Anderson, 2017. Pg. 301).

Reference:

Anderson, D.L. (2017). Organization development: The process of leading organizational change (4th Edition). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Shanelle Wrote:

According to the article “Basic overview of Organizational” Organizational culture is the personality of the organization. Culture is comprised of the assumptions, values, norms and tangible signs (artifacts) of organization members and their behaviors. Members of an organization soon come to sense the particular culture of an organization. Culture is one of those terms that’s difficult to express distinctly, but everyone knows it when they sense it.

Elements of organizational culture listed in Chapter 12 that describe my organizational culture are language choices. Language choices sometimes can be hidden in the agency values, ethical beliefs and preferences. However, this culture can create a lot of assumptions and misguided communication. When the culture values, ethics and moral codes are compromise it violates the organization code of conduct. 

 McNamara, Cater (2019)Basic overview of Organizational. Retrieved from: 

https://managementhelp.org/organizations/culture.htm

Phillips, Jean & Gully, Stan (2015) Strategic Staffing. Pennsylvania:Pearson