Shared values make a difference: An empirical test of corporate culture

Is the recent popular management literature on corporate culture and cultural values just a passing fad or is it highlighting some fundamental organizational realities? The results from a recent nationwide survey of American managers shows, we are convinced, that clearly articulated organizational values do make a significant difference in the lives of employees, as well as in their organization's performance. This article is an effort to integrate this broad-based data on individual managers' values with the reported experience of successful organizations that pay careful attention to their culture. It also offers ideas on how human resource managers can facilitate the alignment of personal and organizational values.     

企业文化对企业发展的作用

企业文化是企业的灵魂,是企业价值观、信念和行为方式的体现,对培养员工的团队意识、职业意识和提高员工的凝聚力起着重要作用。企业文化在生产过程中,起到了一种纽带的作用,将全体员工与企业紧紧联系在一起,使员工和企业融为一体。     

谈企业文化与企业和谐发展

对于一个企业而言,要构建核心价值体系,推动企业全面、快速和谐发展,关键在于倡导一种同心同德、追求卓越的企业精神,使之成为企业文化建设的强大推动力。和谐是企业不断发展壮大及员工的物质文化追求不断得到满足的重要保证。因此,加强企业和谐文化建设,对企业的快速、稳定发展具有十分重要的现实意义。     

The importance of fit between individual values and organisational culture in the greening of industry

Individual and societal values with respect to environmental protection have been shown to have grown significantly in the past decade and can be expected to continue to grow. As a result, companies that do not materially adopt environmental values into their corporate value systems will find their culture to be incongruent with the personal values of their employees. Under such circumstances, these employees will face the choice of three sub-optimal options: (1) dissatisfied compliance with the corporate values; (2) resolution to change the corporate values; or (3) resignation from the organization. Those companies that are able to achieve a congruent fit between individual and organizational values will benefit from higher worker satisfaction, longer tenure and greater loyalty.     

CORPORATE CULTURE AND MORALITY: DURKHEIM-INSPIRED REFLECTIONS ON THE LIMITS OF CORPORATE CULTURE

In the May 1986 issue of Journal of Management Studies, Ray argued that Corporate Culture protagonists have stumbled upon the central ideas of the classical sociologist Durkheim, especially those concerning morality. However, this article demonstrates important differences between corporate culture discourse and the Durkheimian concept of morality. Durkheim's views on moral autonomy, his diagnosis of the problematic nature of modern utilitarian values and his insistence on society as the source and the goal of morality are applied as a frame of reference that allows an identification, analysis and discussion of problematic assumptions about man, organization and society in corporate culture discourses. On this basis, the article discusses the relatively limited fulfilment of the promises issued by corporate culture protagonists, which can be observed by reflecting on the past decade, as well as some alternative ideas for organizational culture practitioners and researchers.     

企业文化外部导向对关系纽带、信任的影响研究

强而有力的企业文化会帮助企业度过成长过程中所遭遇的挑战，形成独特的企业竞争优势。以往绝大多数研究者由于把视野过度放在研究企业内部，聚焦在企业文化对内部员工的影响，从而忽略了外部导向的企业文化对顾客、上游供应商以及下游渠道商的影响力。事实上，这对于企业来说，具有更直接的意义。研究表明具有外部导向文化的企业，其文化最重要的影响就是便于与外部相关利益者建立良好的信任关系和关系纽带。     

High level of education builds up strong relationship between organizational culture and organization performance in Pakistan

Organizational culture is an important aspect to be considered by dynamic organizations in order to develop some competitive advantage to ensure enhanced organizational performance. This study aims to elaborate the dimensions of cultural construct in organizations of diversified sectors and their implications in Pakistan. Ten organizations were selected for the study. Four hundred and seventy eight questionnaires were received from these organizations. The questionnaires consisted of three parts, of these, the first part had nine elements that were related to organization and personal profile of the respondents, whereas the second part consisted of 60 elements of cultural construct, namely mission, adaptability, consistency, and involvement. In the third part, dependent variable appears as organization performance and was evaluated by asking eight questions. Results are revealed in two models: according to the first model, organization performance increases from negative 56% to positive 92% due to organizational culture with respect to education. And the second model is also significant at the 95% of confidence level (p < 0.05), and there is a positive relationship between independent and dependent variables. Organizational culture is an essential part of organizational success. Core organizational values typically emphasize special themes such as performance excellence, innovation, social responsibility, worker involvement, and quality of work life. Literacy rate in Pakistan is far below the literacy rate in developed countries. Educated employees play an important role in enhancing organizational performance, particularly in corporate setup. To measure affects of education on organizational performance through its construct involvement, consistency, adaptability, and mission have been endeavored in this study.     

企业文化对企业发展的作用

企业文化是企业的灵魂,是企业价值观、信念和行为方式的体现,对培养员工的团队意识、职业意识和提高员工的凝聚力起着重要作用。企业文化在生产过程中,起到了一种纽带的作用,将全体员工与企业紧紧联系在一起,使员工和企业融为一体。     

基于长尾理论的烟草企业文化学习平台研究

根据克里斯.安德森提出的长尾理论,在分析岳阳烟草企业文化的特点及现状的基础上,针对其发展所遭遇的瓶颈,结合长尾理论重视个性化、多样性的特点,文章提出了烟草企业文化自主学习、探究学习、协作学习和主动学习等多种学习方式相结合的不同于传统被动培训等新方式的网络平台企业文化学习模式。通过对平台模块功能的简介,指出本学习模式在员工的工作生活中、企业文化建设、企业发展中占有的重要地位。     

打造企业文化促进党建工作的实践探讨

文章分析了南宁壮宁资产经营有限责任公司企业文化的深刻内涵,总结了该公司以企业文化促进党建工作发展的做法,党建工作发展对提高员工精神风貌,促进公司持续发展具有重要作用。     

公路职工教育培训工作存在的问题及对策

教育培训作为企业开发人力资本的基本手段,已日益成为现代企业管理的重要方式和手段,成为培育企业文化、构筑企业核心竞争能力的基本途径,受到越来越广泛的重视。文章分析了公路职工教育培训工作存在的问题,提出改善公路职工教育培训现状的对策。     

公路职工教育培训工作存在的问题及对策

教育培训作为企业开发人力资本的基本手段,已日益成为现代企业管理的重要方式和手段,成为培育企业文化、构筑企业核心竞争能力的基本途径,受到越来越广泛的重视。文章分析了公路职工教育培训工作存在的问题,提出改善公路职工教育培训现状的对策。     

From Dramaturgy to Theatre as Technology: The Case of Corporate Theatre*

ABSTRACT This article examines a piece of corporate theatre. Although theatre has entered organization studies through the dramatistic writing of Kenneth Burke and the dramaturgical writings of Erving Goffman, this article is concerned with an approach variously described as organizational, radical, situation or corporate theatre that treats theatre not primarily as a resource, an ontology or a metaphor but as a technology. This approach involves the deployment by an organization of dramatists, actors, directors, set designers, lighting specialists, and musicians to put on performances in front of audiences. Using frameworks derived from studies of theatre a particular piece of corporate theatre is described and analysed. It is argued that this form of theatre appears to be used to contain reflection and to promote the views of a particular group within an organization. It does not confront an audience but subtly suggests alternative ways of evaluating, construing and understanding issues. This may be achieved by anaesthetizing audience reaction by encouraging imaginative participation in the performance so that cherished beliefs and values do not appear to be directly challenged.     

Culture,Wasta and perceptions of performance appraisal in Saudi Arabia

This article explores the relationship between Arabic culture and employees’ perceptions of performance appraisal in a Saudi Arabian company named SACO. Using an interpretive and qualitative methodological framework, the article suggests that Western models of performance appraisal rooted in rationality and objectivity conflict with aspects of Saudi Arabian culture. Specifically, the personal relations implicated in the social practice of Wasta. However, the article also shows how SACO employees are beginning to reject Saudi Arabian cultural norms and adopt alternative values which are linked to notions of organisational justice and individual egalitarianism. These values are compatible with Western models of performance appraisal.     

Subcultures and sustainability practices: the impact on understanding corporate sustainability

In this paper we present findings of how employees from a single organization understand corporate sustainability. Responses from 255 survey participants indicate (1) that differences exist in how employees understand corporate sustainability and (2) that these differences can be partially explained by the presence of organizational subcultures and by differences in employee awareness of the organization's sustainability practices. In particular, findings reveal that employees from a subculture with a stronger emphasis on hierarchical and bureaucratic values emphasize an economic understanding of corporate sustainability. Implications for research and practice are discussed. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.     

Engaging Employees in Sustainable Development – a Case Study of Environmental Education and Awareness Training in Hong Kong

Environmental education and awareness training can help to develop and encourage a transition to a greener corporate culture. A series of environmental education and awareness training programmes of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) (Hong Kong) was used as a case study to assess how learning transfers through nature‐based environmental education and awareness training and to investigate the possible outcomes of providing nature‐based training to employees. Evaluation of the training outcomes, in terms of changes in employees’ environmental knowledge, attitudes and behaviour, was surveyed by using retrospective post‐ and then‐test questionnaires. Results showed that employees who joined these programmes gained knowledge and changed their values and behaviour towards the environment significantly. The study also indicated the establishment of trust in and satisfaction with the organization among employees through the training, which in turn promoted employees’ organizational commitment towards corporate sustainability. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment     

企业慈善对员工态度与行为影响的跨案例研究

慈善是企业履行社会责任的最高级形式。随着战略慈善理念的兴起,慈善对企业自身的价值创造路径逐渐受到学者的青睐。针对现有研究主要从外部视角展开的局限性,本文另辟蹊径探究企业慈善对内部员工态度与行为的影响,运用跨案例研究方法,通过深度访谈和问卷调查4家慈善积极型企业和2家慈善消极型企业,比较后发现,企业慈善对员工工作投入、工作满意度、组织承诺、组织公民行为具有重要的促进作用,对员工的反生产行为具有抑制作用。相比之下,企业内部慈善比外部慈善更能够对员工发挥积极的影响作用。建议企业重视慈善的战略价值,在做好外部慈善的同时不应忽视内部慈善。     

Culture and Accountants' Perceptions of Environmental Reporting Practice

This paper seeks to investigate and interpret the possible link between culture and the perceptions of accountants on corporate environmental reporting practices (ENRPs) on a two‐country basis, i.e. between Malaysia and Australia. Using Hofstede's (1980) and Gray's (1988) cultural value framework, the paper employs a qualitative approach through interviews conducted with corporate accountants in publicly listed companies in Malaysia and Australia. It is revealed that ENRPs in both countries are influenced by cultural values, in particular collectivism, high uncertainty avoidance, uniformity, conservatism and secrecy. Despite the fact that types of cultural and sub‐cultural dimension pertaining to reporting practice in Malaysia and Australia are similar, mixed findings are found when compared with national cultural values (Hofstede, 1980) and sub‐cultural values (Gray, 1988). The consistencies of cultural dimensions found in ENRP in these two countries and the orientation of the practice across nations indicate a promising move towards standardization and harmonization of successful implementation of environmental accounting and reporting. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment     

论企业文化在经营管理实践中的功能和作用

企业文化的实质是以人为中心,以文化诱导为手段,以激发职工的自觉行为为目的的一种管理思想和管理办法。文章阐述了企业文化在经营管理实践中的功能和作用。     

What is the joint effect of employee satisfaction and customer orientation on the organizational culture in metalworking manufacturing?

It is a known fact that culture is an important element for the organizations. In this context, a research has been carried out in which the main subject is about to investigate the organizational culture depending on the factors of employee satisfaction and customer orientation in metalworking manufacturing firms. To perform the study, we constructed an original model and conducted research with 578 employees of metalworking organizations. After the data analysis, we determined that organizational culture has positive-significant correlation with employee satisfaction and customer orientation (at the 0.000 level). Additionally, the total explained variance of organizational culture – depending on employee satisfaction and customer orientation – has come out as a satisfying value (0.53). According to the results of our research, we are able to conclude that employee satisfaction and customer orientation has a mid-level effect on creating a substantial organizational culture.