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Organizational Behaviour Chapter 3 Udai Pareek

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Chapter 3

Societal Culture and Organizations

Societal Culture and Organizations Culture


Cumulative preferences of some states of life over others (values) Response and predisposition towards several significant issues and phenomena (attitudes) Organized ways of filling time in relation to certain affairs (rituals) Ways of promoting desired and preventing undesirable behaviour (sanctions)

Kluckhohn Framework
Relationship with Nature Fatalism vs. Scientism Ambiguity Tolerance Contextualism (High and Low)

Orientation to Environment

Time Orientation
Orientation to Collectivity

Temporalness (Present vs. Past)


Individualism vs. Collectivism Particularism Other- directed vs. Inner-directed Androgyny vs. Masculinity Power Difference Tolerance

Orientation to Sex Differences Orientation to Power

Hofstedes Framework
Uncertainty Avoidance Individualism - Collectivism

Masculinity - Feminity
Power Distance

Functionality & Dysfunctionality of Culture


1. Fatalism 2. Ambiguity tolerance 3. Contextualism 4. Temporalness 5. Collectivism 6. Particularism 7. Other-directedness 8. Androgyny 9. Tolerance for power distance 10.Psychosocial types

Indian Culture : A Balance Sheet

Strengths

Weaknesses Narcissism

Universalism
Ambiguity Tolerance Self restraint

Power-orientation
Attributional thinking

Traditional Cultures & Modern Management


Determine the direction Share the consequences of journey Start from where you are Take one step at a time Prepare for the journey Be prepared for reversals Develop internal expertise Continue moving Have a speedometer

Proactive Strategy : SPST Model of Changing Culture


Preserve, use, and consolidate strengths

Use management to change dysfunctional aspects of the culture


Use SPST - Structural elements - Processes - Strategy - Tactics

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