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    The document discusses organizational culture and ethical values. It defines culture and describes observable and underlying aspects of culture. It also discusses how managers can shape culture and ethics, and the relationship between culture, learning, and performance. Additionally, it covers corporate social responsibility and ethics in a global environment.

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    Organizational Culture

    and Ethical Values


    What is Culture?
    • Values, norms, guiding beliefs, and understandings that are shared by
    members of an organization
    • Taught to new members as the correct way to think, feel, and behave

    • Organizational culture exists at two levels


    • Observable symbols
    • Underlying values

    2
    Levels of Corporate Culture
    Emergence and Purpose of Culture
    Provides sense of organizational identity
    Two critical functions in organizations:
    1. To integrate members so they know how to relate to one another
    2. To help organization adapt to external environment

    Internal Integration – collective identity and know how


    to work together
    External Adaption – how the organization meets goals
    and deals with outsiders

    4
    Observable Aspects of
    Organizational Culture

    5
    Organizational Chart for
    Nordstrom

    Nordstrom’s structure reflects the emphasis the department store chain puts on empowering
    and supporting lower-level employees.
    6
    Organizational Design
    and Culture

    Managers want a
    corporate culture
    that reinforces the
    strategy and
    structural design
    the organization
    needs to be
    effective within
    environment.

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    Culture Strength and
    Organizational Subcultures
    • Culture strength is the degree of agreement among
    members of an organization about specific values
    • Subcultures reflect the common problems, goals, and
    experiences of a team or department
    • Different departments may have their own norms

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    Organizational Culture, Learning,
    and Performance
    • Culture is important to learning and innovation
    during challenging times

    • Strong adaptive cultures often incorporate the


    following values:
    1. The whole is more important than the parts
    2. Equality and trust are primary values
    3. The culture encourages risk taking, change, and improvement

    9
    Constructive Versus
    Non-Constructive Cultures

    10
    Ethical Values and Social Responsibility

    Ethics
    • Ethics refer to the code of moral principles and values that govern the
    behaviors of a person or group with respect to what is right or wrong
    Managerial Ethics
    • Ethical decisions go far beyond behaviors governed by law
    • Managerial ethics guide the decisions and behaviors of managers

    11
    Sources of Individual Ethical
    Principles and Actions

    12
    Relationship between the Rule of
    Law and Ethical Standards

    13
    Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
    • Does it pay to be good?
    • Extension of the idea of managerial ethics
    • Management’s obligation to make choices and take
    action that positively impact stakeholders
    • Increase in social responsibility
    • Customers and public are paying closer attention to
    what organizations do
    • Social responsibility can enhance a firm’s reputation
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    How Managers Shape
    Culture and Ethics
    • Value-Based Leadership
    • Formal Structure and Systems
    • Structure
    • Disclosure Mechanisms
    • Code of Ethics
    • Training Programs
    • Managers play key role in providing leadership and
    examples of ethical behavior

    15
    Characteristics of
    Values-Based Leaders

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    Corporate Culture and Ethics in a
    Global Environment
    • The global environment presents tough ethical
    challenges
    • Countries have varied attitudes and beliefs
    • Components that characterize a global culture:
    • Multicultural rather than national values
    • Basing status on merit rather than nationality
    • Managers must think broadly about ethics
    • Social audits measure and report ethical, social, and
    environmental impact of a company’s operation

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