Corporate Culture (Edexcel A-Level Business): Flashcards

Shared values, attitudes, beliefs & norms in an organisation

Deeply embedded; employees share & understand org values

Surface manifestations, core values, basic assumptions

Visible/tangible aspects like artefacts, language, rituals

Deepest level, unsaid beliefs, hardest to change

Central power source controls decisions, few formal rules

Decisions follow rules/procedures; power attaches to positions

Power to those who accomplish tasks; expertise matters most

Individual experts work independently; org supports them

Gap between managers & subordinates in power/privileges