Organization Culture: Book Exercise Writing Assignment

Organization Culture: Book Exercise
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Question 1
The words that would be used to describe the negative dimensions of the company’s organizational culture include: a culture that promotes unethical behaviour; lack of discussion; poor discipline; lack of team collaboration; dishonest employees; dishonest leaders; lack of acknowledgment; and lack of transparency and honest communication. Words that would be used to describe the positive dimensions of the organization culture include: a culture that encourages staff members to behave in responsible ways that result in employee empowerment and a happy place of work; everyone cares about each other; and loyal employees.
Question 2
The negative aspects of that organization culture are caused and reinforced by various factors. There are abusive bosses who utilize their authority to disparage and humiliate their staffs. The lack of employee recognition also causes the negative aspects. Leaders within the organization do not bother to acknowledge their staffs for a job well done. There is also a lack of moral leadership. Since top leaders are unethical, staff members tend to emulate this bad behaviour. Another negative aspect is bad attitudes. Good staff members are generally prepared to work and take responsibility for any mistakes that they make. The organization culture which shows that it does not appreciate these attitudes serves to reinforce bad employee attitudes (Groysberg et al., 2018). Without appreciation or rewards for going the extra mile, staff members might not bother to go the extra mile. Also, since honesty is not respected, it is easier for people to blame their mistakes on others.
Question 3
The negative dimensions are harmful to the organization, employees, suppliers and customers in that they lead to workers’ resentment and bitterness. The unethical behaviour displayed by leaders creates an unethical environment that hinders business with suppliers and customers, since suppliers and customers will be unwilling to do business with a corrupt organization. The unethical environment will also impede cooperation between employees. For instance...