UNDERSTANDING THE CULTURE OF AN ORGANISATION JOHN LOAN-CLARKE AND ALISTAIR CHEYNE
Think about an organisation you know. This could be one you have worked in full time (now or in the past), temporarily (e.g. vacation work) or during a secondment. Consider the following two questions about that organisation.
Questions
1 What do you consider the organisation’s culture to be? Either use your own words to describe this or relate your understanding of the culture to one of the models we have covered in this chapter, e.g. Harrison, Deal and Kennedy.
2 Does this culture apply equally across the whole of the organisation or just to a certain part(s) of it? You will initially need to think through these ideas on your own. Make some brief notes to help organise your thoughts. Having done this, exchange your ideas with others.