CORPORATE CULTURE TOWARDS A PROPER WORKING ENVIRONMENT

 

Figure 1: Corporate culture- Source (tutorialspoint, 2021)

Culture is an essential characteristic in every human involvement where proper behaviour and engagement can bring any goal to its maximum. This applies to organizations as same as where companies need to have a tranquil, professional and qualitative surrounding to reach their achievements.

What is Corporate Culture?

Corporate culture is a collection of values, expectations, and practices that guide and inform the actions of all team members. While a great culture exhibits positive traits that lead to performance enhancement, a passive company culture brings qualities that can hinder even the most successful organizations. (Wong, 2020)

Corporate culture is the way in which leadership tends to cultivate, or care for its businesses, partners, and employees. Culture is defined as the proper organizational behaviour of employees and management (Gardner, 2021)

4 Types of organisational culture

Figure 2: 4 types of organizational culture Source (JobStreet by SEEK)

Clan culture defines the organization gather as a team for one goal, being more people-oriented, highly focused on employee ideas and emotions. Adhocracy culture is a bravado culture that takes risks and works with innovative and entrepreneur ideas to do something new. Market culture is a task-oriented culture where profit is considered high and work with less concern on employees. Hierarchy culture is a traditional concept with clear guidelines, dress codes and ethics. Also carries a visible distance between management and employees. (Heinz, 2021)

Why a proper ‘Corporate culture’ is important? (Indeed, 2021)

A better work environment directly affects the increased engagement of employees. This supports the company to drive towards their tasks in advance. Also, it supports employee long term retention and satisfaction which supports less turnover. Organizations are highly concerned with productivity and performance. So, corporate culture aids employees to work together with fewer disturbances and distractions on projects for higher productivity. This enhances the employer brand which leads the organization towards standardized progress. A better corporate culture supported with better recruitment and onboarding to hire best from candidates.

How to improve Corporate culture? (Indeed, 2021)

Communication is highly appreciated in human relationships which aids the peacefulness and supportiveness of each other. Listening and concerning others ideas also aids on above. Encouraging the team to improve and lead them with feedbacks also helps better corporate culture. Good ethics must be practised, treating everyone equal professional manner and avoiding favouritism can help to enhance better corporate culture.

Conclusion

Corporate culture is supporting the organization to have a proper working environment that aids in high employee performance. The responsibility spreads between both employer and employee to identify the better concept to create a tranquil organizational culture.

References

Gardner, R. (2021) 12 Types of Organizational Culture and HR’s Role in Shaping It. [Online]
Available from https://www.aihr.com/blog/types-of-organizational-culture/
[Accessed 10 dec 2021].

Heinz, K. (2021) How These 4 Types of Organizational Culture Define Your Company. [Online]
Available from https://builtin.com/company-culture/types-of-organizational-culture
[Accessed 10 dec 2021].

Indeed Editorial Team (2021) 8 Reasons Why Organizational Culture is Important. [Online]
Available at: https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/why-organizational-culture-is-important
[Accessed 10 dec 2021].

JobStreet by SEEK (Undated) Understanding 4 types of organisational culture to find great talent. [Online]
Available from https://www.jobstreet.com.sg/en/cms/employer/understanding-4-types-organisational-culture-find-great-talent/
[Accessed 10 dec 2021].

tutorialspoint (2021) HRM - Organizational Culture. [Online]
Available from https://www.tutorialspoint.com/human_resource_management/human_resource_management_organizational_culture.htm
[Accessed 10 dec 2021].

Wong, K. (2020) Organizational Culture: Definition, Importance, and Development. [Online]
Available from https://www.achievers.com/blog/organizational-culture-definition/
[Accessed 10 dec 2021].

 

 

 

Comments

  1. Buddhika JayarathnaDecember 13, 2021 at 5:47 PM

    Corporate culture influences the attitudes and standards that guide how employees and management interact and deal with outside business transactions in a corporation. Corporate culture is commonly mentioned rather than clearly indicated, and it develops organically over time as a result of the cumulative traits of the employees the company recruits. Thanks To share Here

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  2. ARSHAD MBADecember 14, 2021 at 7:42 AM

    Cooperate Culture defines your Internal & External identity, you have constructed the content to understand in a decent manner.

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  3. Eranda KumaraDecember 15, 2021 at 10:17 PM

    Corporate culture refers to the beliefs and behaviors that determine how a company's employees and management interact and handle outside business transactions. Companies with good corporate culture often have high workplace morale, and highly engaged, productive staff. It's the way people feel about the work they do, the values they believe in, where they see the company going and what they're doing to get it there.

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  4. Tharaka Pathirana December 18, 2021 at 12:45 AM

    Corporate culture is the collection of values, beliefs, ethics and attitudes.(Pratt and Wigmore,2019)
    This is a sub-culture far from one institution to another. Employees, as well as employers, are bound to maintain it well.

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  5. Manoj ThudawahewaDecember 18, 2021 at 1:23 AM

    A positive and strong culture can make a better individual performance and achieve brilliantly whereas a negative and weak culture may demotivate an outstanding employee to underperform and end up with no achievement. Great article.

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  6. E127918December 19, 2021 at 5:34 AM

    A positive workplace culture is critical for instilling a sense of pride and ownership among employees. When people are proud of their organization, they invest their future in it and work hard to create possibilities for it. Companies can inspire others to do the same by identifying and rewarding individuals who are actively seeking to create a great work culture and helping those around them. Effective leadership and a positive management style produce positive attitudes and conduct in the workplace.

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