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Culture of the Organization

Schein has defined culture as the values, basic assumptions, beliefs, expected behaviors, and norms of an organization; the aspects of an organization that affect how people think, feel, and act. Members of an organization have a shared sense of culture that operates mostly unconsciously and that is manifested in every aspect of organizational life in subtle and not-so-subtle ways. From the rituals of celebration to how decisions are made, culture is made up of the artifacts and the actions of the members. It is passed on to new employees in what they are told and what they observe in the behavior, symbols, and documents ...

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