Organizational Culture

Deviance and police organisational culture in Slovenia

by Emanuel Banutai

Co-authored with Jerneja Sifrer & Gorazd Mesko

Published in 'Policing in Central and Eastern Europe - social control of unconventional deviance: conference proceedings' / Eds. Gorazd Meško, Andrej Sotlar & John Winterdyk /, Ljubljana: Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security, 2011, pp. 379-400.

The purpose of this article is to examine the correlation between police deviance and police organisational culture in... more The purpose of this article is to examine the correlation between police deviance and police organisational culture in Slovenia.

Organizational culture in the adoption of the Bologna Process: A study of academic staff at a Ukrainian university.

by Marta Shaw

Co-authored with David W. Chapman and Nataliya Rumyantseva

Studies in Higher Education 39(1)

The growing influence of the Bologna Process on higher education around the world has raised concerns about the... more The growing influence of the Bologna Process on higher education around the world has raised concerns about the applicability of this set of reforms in diverse cultural contexts. Ukraine provides an instructive case study highlighting the dynamics occurring at the convergence of the new framework with a state-centered model of higher education. The goal of this study was to examine the professional identity of faculty at one Ukrainian university and their perceptions regarding the implementation of Bologna at their institution. We found that
instructional and institutional innovations were successfully implemented only to the extent that they were integrated with the existing pattern of values and beliefs held by faculty. These findings provide insight for how other countries may approach Bologna compatibility in the presence of social and cultural forces divergent from those in which the Bologna process originated.

SAFETY CULTURE AND NETWORKS OF INFLUENCE

by Antonio Barroso

Strategising impression management in corporations: Cultural knowledge as capital

by Caroline Kamau

Kamau, C. (2010).

Impression management is a powerful psychological phenomenon with much unexplored potential in corporate settings.... more Impression management is a powerful psychological phenomenon with much unexplored potential in corporate settings. Employees or corporations can deploy impression management strategies in order to manipulate others’ perceptions of them. Cultural knowledge is powerful capital in impression management, yet this has not been sufficiently explored in previous literature. This chapter argues that impression-motivated employees or corporations need to perform a three-step knowledge audit: (i) knowing what their impression deficits are; (ii) knowing what impression management strategy is needed to address that deficit, based on the taxonomy of impression management strategies tabulated here; (iii) knowing what societal (e.g. collectivist culture or individualist culture) or organization-specific cultural adjustments are needed. A cultural knowledge base can thus be created through cross-cultural training of and knowledge transfer by expatriates. Multinational corporations can also benefit from utilising the knowledge presented in this chapter in their international public relations efforts.

Trabajo inmigrante, movilidad y "organizational transitions": un estudio etnohistórico del cambio en la globalización laboral

by Hugo Gaggiotti

Barcelona: CLAE, 1994

Exploring culture and collective identity with the Radio Ballads

by Stephen Linstead

Ch. 14 In Pullen, A. Beech, N. And Sims, D. (2007) Exploring Identity: Concepts and Methods London: Palgrave Macmillan pp 251-73.

The understanding of culture depends on the dynamic understanding of cultural processes, not on their abstraction and... more The understanding of culture depends on the dynamic understanding of cultural processes, not on their abstraction and rationalization – on those things that, precisely because they are intuitive, unconscious and taken for granted, respondents cannot always readily make available for discussion. In this chapter I explore how one form of performance ethnography – and the methods it used - can be applied to hold up a mirror to organization as a means of facilitating more sensitive understandings of culture, identity and change. I introduce the Radio-Ballads as a dramatic form that draws upon ethnographic research and presents ethnographic data in a powerful and compelling way. Drawing on writings by Ewan MacColl and Charles Parker that discuss their methods, and on some transcriptions from the programmes, I will discuss five of the most salient aspects of this work for the study of collective identity – recording the background culture; listening to language (rather than discourse); intermittent interrogative methods; collective identity and narrative myth; collective self-discovery and catalytic interviewing. I will conclude by addressing some potential criticisms of the approach.

Exploring Organizational Cultures Through Virtual Survey Research

by Pavica Sheldon

Education and religion: Individual, congregational, and cross-level interaction effects on biblical literalism

by Samuel Stroope

Using ideas from cultural and organizational theory, I examine the interplay of individual and congregation-level... more Using ideas from cultural and organizational theory, I examine the interplay of individual and congregation-level educational attainment on biblical literalism. Data on 387 congregations and 100,009 worshippers (US Congregational Life Survey, 2001) are used to test hypotheses. Results indicate that the effects of congregational education and individual educational attainment are among the largest effects in models. This study is the first to show that regardless of an individual’s own education, affirmations of biblical literalism are less likely when persons with higher education dominate a congregation. This finding brings into relief the important role of social context in persons’ belief in biblical literalism. Additionally, congregational education amplifies the influence of individual education on biblical literalism such that the gap in belief between college/non-college education individuals widens in high education congregations. This finding suggests that high education persons more deeply absorb the influence of a more educated congregational context.

HOW CULTURE SHAPES COMMUNITY: Bible Belief, Theological Unity, and a Sense of Belonging in Religious Congregations

by Samuel Stroope

Google e o consumo simbólico do trabalho criativo

by Vander Casaqui

The object of this paper is to examine the ways through which Google Corporation gains media visibility and the... more The object of this paper is to examine the ways through which Google Corporation gains media visibility and the meanings of its work environment, when it is publicized in digital media. We analyse the communicational processes which produce Google´ s meaning of creative work, a meaning that is materialized in spaces, environments and human insertions within these scenarios, ruled by the logic of spectacularization and of the translation of the world of work to the sphere of consumption.

“I've got those empty diary blues” A wee case study of performance management in a Glasgow office.

by Gerard McElwee

The Sick Building Syndrome: A Psychoanalytic Perspective

by william czander

http://www.pep-web.org/document.php?id=ifp.003.0139a

The sick building syndrome occurs when employees collectively experience something in the building as making them... more The sick building syndrome occurs when employees collectively experience something in the building as making them physically ill. Traditionally the sick building syndrome has been the domain of physical scientists, who have localized their investigations to the physical entities of the workplace. However, in the two decades this phenomena has been studied little evidence has contributed to the belief that physical causes can be isolated. Recent studies are suggesting that we begin to investigate the psychological basis of the disorder. This paper investigates the sick building disease from a psychoanalytic perspective, that is, the psychodynamic issues in the workplace that underlie the abberation, factors in the workplace that increase susceptibility, and the unconscious functions the syndrome plays in the life of employees.

Layer-Based Troubleshooting: Effective Communication

by Matt Lievertz

Juried paper accepted at the 2012 International Telecommunications Education and Research Association Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana. Primary author. Additional authors include Molly Morris, Richard Wayman, and Jacob Roth. Acknowledgements to Dr. Jay Gillette and the Center for Information and Communication Sciences.

Related presentation: more Related presentation: http://ballstate.academia.edu/MattLievertz/Talks/78380/Layer-Based_Troubleshooting_Effective_Communication

We propose a new meta-theory of human communication and a new model for human communication. We explore the layers of this model and show how the model indicates a layer-based troubleshooting approach to communication, with recommendations for effective communication.

Keywords: Communication Approaches; Troubleshooting communication problems; Motivation of human communication; Communication filters; Geert Hofstede; Shannon-Weaver Communication Model; SEMDR Communication Model; DiSC Assessment; Myers-Briggs; Effective Communication; Meta-evolution; Layer-Based Model of Communication

Polish privatization program: Action, symbolism and cultural barriers

by Monika Kostera

Co-authored with Krzysztof Obłój
Published in: (1994) Organization & Environment 8/1, p. 7-21.

This article examines the organizational culture in Polish privatized compa nies. Culture is not perceived by the... more This article examines the organizational culture in Polish privatized compa nies. Culture is not perceived by the authorities responsible for implement ing as a major factor calling for consideration. The reform is seen primarily as a political and economical issue.

From their experience as consultants and students of management culture the authors recognize culture as a powerful factor, which can become a pow erful barrier to the implementation of the reform of Polish state-owned enter prises and a trigger of severe crises in the privatized firms. The paper describes and interprets some of the interesting contradictions that arise between the values declared by the managers of the privatized SOEs (and promoted by the authorities) and the values-in-use in the companies.

Shifting new media: from content to consultancy, from heterarchy to hierarchy

by Andreas Wittel

" Work hard. Have fun. Make history.[Make money.]": Narratives of Amazon. com

by Adrienne Massanari

Perception of Faculty Members Exposed to Mobbing about the Organizational Culture and Climate

by Halil Eksi

Erkan YAMAN
Educational Sciences: Th eory & Practice
10 (1) • Winter 2010 • 567-578

Th e present research aimed to investigate non-ethichal behaviors and mobbing to which
academic staff in... more Th e present research aimed to investigate non-ethichal behaviors and mobbing to which
academic staff in universities are subjected. Twelve the academic staff who were subjected
to mobbing in universities in Turkey were interviewed. Th e research was formed in a
qualitative design. Results show that the metaphors that the instructors use to liken their
administrators such as the components of organizational culture are negative organizational
stories, lack of organizational heroes, reduced of organizational faithfulness, organizational
ceremonies consisting of formalities, weakness of organizational moral codes
of conduct, lack of positive role-models as examples, availability of the administrators
who are impossible to discuss about, organizational prestige loss, insuff iciency of organizational
language, emotion and understanding demonstrated that a very weak organizational
culture is available, and at the same time negative organization culture trigger
psycho-violence.

The 'divided self' of the Polish state owned companies: Culture and environment

by Monika Kostera

Co-authored with MAciem Wicha
Published in: (1996) Organization Studies 17/1, p. 83-105.
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In the course of the current transition to a market economy, Polish state-owned enterprises are expected to change... more In the course of the current transition to a market economy, Polish state-owned enterprises are expected to change their functioning very quickly in order to 'adapt' to the new rules of the game. Nevertheless, adaptation to market principles is hampered by old cultural mind frames, which the actors adopted to cope with communist governance. The reasons behind this cultural 'lag' are examined in this paper. It aims to develop a model of the culture of organizing enacted in big consolidated state-owned enterprises, to show how the old cultural patterns emerged. Currently, their existence hinders change.

Grow without ill

by Marcelo Manucci

The concern to keep levels of economic performance maintaining personal well-being conditions is a topic of major... more The concern to keep levels of economic performance maintaining personal well-being conditions is a topic of major interest in most organizations under the current conditions of life context and the demands of production. On the one hand, it is clear the limit of growth rates in many manufacturing sectors in all regions of the world. Furthermore, due to global interdependence the instability is present in all levels of decision.

Collectivism as a Moderator of Perceived Organizational Unfairness in Diverse Workplaces.

by Robert M. Yawson

Ghandehari, Sanam. & Yawson, Robert. (2012).

In, HRD and Technology: Exploring the Intersectionality.  Proceedings of AHRD 2012 International Research Conference in the Americas. (pp 1522-1527). Denver, Colorado, USA, February 28- March 3, 2012

Organizational fairness is an important field in organizational studies. It is how individuals or groups view or... more Organizational fairness is an important field in organizational studies. It is how individuals or groups view or perceive the fairness of treatment they receive from organizations and supervisors. Perceptions of organizational justice have been found to predict significant organizational outcomes, such as organizational commitment, job satisfaction, performance, turnover intentions, employee loyalty, and absenteeism. While many studies have consistently shown that a person’s perception of justice has a significant impact on some work outcomes, far fewer have examined the affect of this relationship in cultural diverse workplaces.  This study aims to examine the affects of collectivistic values as one of the main cultural constructs on perception of organizational fairness and subsequent organizational outcomes. The study attempts to answer an overarching question emanating from the fact that collectivist values are known for maintaining harmonious relationships in groups