Importance of organizational culture
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Today's workforce is increasingly made up of part-time or contingent employees. Is organizational culture really important if the workforce is mostly comprised of temporaries? Please explain.
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Today's workforce is increasingly made up of part-time or contingent employees. Is organizational culture really important if the workforce is mostly comprised of temporaries? Please explain.
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Organizational culture is one of the most important element of the organizational analysis because it represent the personality of an organization. Culture is comprised of the assumptions, presuppositions, values, norms and tangible signs of organization members and their behaviors. An organization's base rests on management's philosophy, values and goals. This drives the organizational culture which is composed of the formal organization, informal organization, and the social environment. The culture determines the type of leadership, communication, and group dynamics within the organization. The workers ...
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