2. Organizational culture
is the set of values, beliefs, attitudes, systems, and rules that outline and influence employee
behavior within an organization. The culture reflects how employees, customers, vendors, and
stakeholders experience the organization and its brand. The culture of an organization is
influenced as the organization faces and learns how to cope with external and internal
challenges. Those principles are maintained as the organization's way of doing business offers
an effective adaptation to environmental problems and maintains success.
Organizational power
Organizational power is the ability of an individual or group within an organization to
influence the behavior of other individuals or groups in order to achieve certain objectives. It
is derived from a variety of sources, including expertise, authority, trust, and resources, and is
ultimately wielded by those in positions of authority. It is often used to shape the
organizational culture, create an environment of compliance, and motivate employees to
achieve desired outcomes.
3. Important of Organizational culture
Employee engagement
Every business owner wants strong employee Employee
engagement The culture of an organization inspires employees to
care about their role and about the company itself. Organizational
culture inspires employees and sets expectations. It leads to high
levels of workforce engagement and, as a result, increases
productivity.
Decreased turnover
No business owner wants to see a high employee turnover.
Companies with a high turnover show a weakness in the business.
People will be quick to assume that employees aren’t being properly
supported or that there’s an unpleasant work environment
4. Effective onboarding
Effective onboarding increases employee retention, as new starters feel
fully integrated into the organization. It helps them to understand the
organization’s values and promote them. A company with a strong culture
includes new employees and helps them to become part of the team.
Healthy team environment
Teamwork starts with knowing your own strengths and weaknesses,
delivering what is expected of you, listening to other team members,
communicating clearly, playing more than one role, and being
supportive.” Chris Croft, LinkedIn Learning Instructor and management
expert
6. Clan culture
Clan culture is based around a friendly working society where people have a lot in
common and connect over what they do. It’s a family. The business is held
together with loyalty and tradition, and there’s a huge focus on teamwork and
engagement.
Adhocracy culture
Adhocracy culture is all about being innovative, entrepreneurial, and creative. It’s
big. It’s influential. It inspires. It’s based around trendsetting. To be successful, the
business will release new products and services. Growth is key. Change is
constant.
Market culture
Market culture is all about setting goals and meeting them. It’s results-orientated
and competitive, and the employees want to be the best. It’s not just about taking
part; it’s about winning. Success and reputation are key.
Hierarchy culture
Hierarchy cultures are all about structure and stability. It follows rules and
patterns. Leaders are efficient, organized, and respected. Procedures are
followed to ensure the best practices in the business. The focus is on success and
results through low costs, and profitability. A smooth running business is the end
goal. It’s about getting it done right.
7. Types of organization powers:
Legitimate Power: it usually used when the managers are using their control
over the people in a lower position. Actually, this power has given to them and
could be taken away if the top management observe any abuse. Sometimes,
when a manager get a higher position and his employees believe he deserve
this position, they react positively when he exercises his legitimate power.
Coercive Power: this type of power is also exist in many organizations when
someone leads his team or group by threats and force, It is very hard for this
person to win respect and loyalty from employees for long because, at the end
of the day, this person will lose his credibility quickly.
Expert Power: this type of power is also used in some organizations; they have
few people with huge experience in the core business of the organizational
activities. Those people spent over 20 years of their ages doing the same thing
until they became experts, this cumulative experience gave them the power,
most of the time, their colleagues tend to ask them to gain knowledge.
8. Informational Power: for instance, when a project manager has all the
information about the project, that information will give him the power, but
actually this power will not continue for long, and eventually this information will
be known by all project team members. Later on, the influence of this power will
not be so much important
Reward Power: Many organizations have a recognition program to reward the
best suggestions provided by the employees, as well as the employees of the
month, they also using performance management system to evaluate the
employees and reward them if they achieved their targets
Connection Power: this type of power is unlikely used, just few cases observed
particularly in recruitment of some relatives, on the other side, there were some
cases when the people use it to build important coalitions with others in order to
direct the decision-making process to the direction they want. Actually this power
able to destroy the business by abusing it especially when it is utilized for
personal reasons not for the benefits of the organization.
Referent Power: this type of power is about the ability to convey a sense of
personal acceptance or approval. Usually is it is owned by people with charisma,
integrity, and other positive qualities. It is the most valuable type of power.
9. power important in an organization
How leaders and managers choose to exercise their power in the workplace
will shape the dynamics of their organization. It will also influence how each
employee acts and works toward reaching company goals. Power is also related to
self-awareness.
