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Schein's theory on organizational culture

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According to Schein, when cultures combine, any one or combination of three patterns materializes. Discuss each and provide organizational examples.

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Analysis of culture in an organization. It identifies Schein's three aspects of the values of culture and discusses them.

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According to Schein, assessing a culture is to identify
ARTIFACTS; dress code, building height, paintings on the wall, degrees and certificates on the walls, language,working hours,social events, space etc
ESPOUSED VALUES; Goals, Strategy, mission etc
ASSUMPTIONS;unconscious, taken for granted beliefs, thoughts feelings etc

Cultural artifacts can be compared to stated values to see if the physical manifestation of the organization are congruent with the stated values. Example; if an organization states that one of their values is ...

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