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Corporate culture influences every area of an organization including employee's behavior. An employee gains the employer trust through communication during company mergers and acquisitions. The lack of communication makes an employee feel insecure about job stability.

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According to Robbins (2005), organizational culture refers to a system of shared meaning held by members that distinguishes the organization from other organizations (p.485).

There are seven primary characteristics that are essential in organization culture such as:
1. Innovation and risks taking
2. Attention to detail
3. Outcome orientation
4. People orientation
5. Team orientation
6. Aggressiveness
7. Stability

Management must pay close attention to organizational ...

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