Management and Organizational Behavior

Nowadays the process of changes covers a greatorganizational culture are supposed to correlate with
number of modern organizations. But usuallygoals and strategy of organization. The influence of
leaders’ attention is directed to changes thatorganizational culture on activities of organization is
depend on the effect of situation factors, and verydeveloped in realization of norms, directed to achieving
often the leaders underestimate the necessity ofgoals, in formation of the development strategy, and
working out the strategy of development. The mostmoreover in the unity of realization of strategy and
important thing, they believe, is the rational actions,evolution of organizational culture. So all this shows us
which presuppose purposeful work on profit increasing,the mutual connection between organizational culture
cutting down of costs and strengthening of control.and strategy changing. Let’s think what happens
Nowadays the process of changes covers a greatwhen an organization changes its strategy. When
number of modern organizations. But usuallythese changes are necessary and justified, when they
leaders’ attention is directed to changes thatare carried out in proper way, according to interests
depend on the effect of situation factors, and veryand values of the organization groups, organizational
often the leaders underestimate the necessity ofculture is also supposed to develop and change. Very
working out the strategy of development. The mostoften in itself changes can be the only way of
important thing, they believe, is the rational actions,increasing the effectiveness of organization, because
which presuppose purposeful work on profit increasing,sometimes old strategy ceases correspond goals of
cutting down of costs and strengthening of control. Itorganization. Organizational culture is a real power, and
gives positive results only on the first stages ofwhen there is an agreement between strategy
preparation and realization the development program,changing and changing of organizational culture,
when the questions of property, financial andsuccess will be ensured. For instance, British
production problems are solved. It can be quite natural,Airways’ changing its strategy in the first place
because on the early stages the process of changeswas directed to changing some aspects of
can be regarded as getting thing put in order in theorganizational culture. They transformed an
work of organization.unprofitable airline with a poor reputation into an
But nevertheless after a while the leaders conductingorganization of politeness and profit. Another example:
the process of reorganization come into seriousChrysler’s program of cultural change
difficulties. Mainly these difficulties are connected withconverted his organization from falling one, with high
the opposition, that the organization changes meet onlosses, terrible customer service into one of the most
the personnel’s part. This can be explained byrich and prosperous in the world.
the fact that each organization despite its size andSometimes it happens that two organizations with
sphere of activities is not only a technical anddifferent cultures merge. And here some difficulties
economic system but also a social system. Thereforecan appear. Because organizational culture includes not
the difficulties connecting with realization of newonly norms of work activities, defined by certain
approaches and new strategy are bound up with thefunctional responsibilities, but also traditions, customs,
organizational culture, that has been already formed.norms of behaving, values, aims and interests of
It’s very important to know exactly what theworkers. And to merge successfully with an
term of “organizational culture” means.organization of different organizational culture will take
Organizational culture is the system of believes, normsmore efforts to come to mutual agreement. For
of behavior, purposes and values, which are the rulesinstance, there are a lot of international interactions in
defining the necessary way of working and behavingmodern world. Merging with international organizations
of people in certain organization. The most importantthe leaders can meet inevitable differences in
thing is that bearers of organizational culture areorganizational cultures of other companies, which are
people working in the organization. All the systems ofconnected (differences) with many aspects of
relationships and patterns of conducting are reflectedpeople’s behavior, manners, with their own
in the heads of these people. And in order to maintainworld outlook, traditions, history, ways of running
such organizational culture that will correspond thebusiness. So nowadays it is important not only to
worked-out strategy as much as possible, it is essentialdevelop and improve own organizational culture, but
to understand what defines today’s perception,also to get acquainted with its possible types.
thinking and motivation of the workers.The leaders of organizations should always remember
All this proofs that the organizational culture has quitethat people working in different cultures act and
considerable impact both on decision making andperform differently, and that changing the culture can
strategy changing of every organization.allow everyone to perform more effectively and
Organizational culture is a dynamic structure. Itconstructively. That’s why they should always
influence almost every current events occurring in thecorrelate there decision making with organizational
organization. Values and norms presented byculture.