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National culture or the culture of social groups has a significant impact on attitudes and behaviors of
people in organizations. Each person, at the time of becoming a member of an organization, brings in a massive amount of life experience, own system of values, a set of norms and moral principles, and also shaped perceptions and stereotypes about others. These factors undoubtedly affect the functioning of an organization. Different cultural background may, on the one hand, become the source of problems in human-to-human interaction, but on the other hand, help to build a positive cultural identity, sense of belonging and well-being. The purpose of this article is to present cultural aspects of organizations functioning. This article presents the meaning of “culture” in an organization, different cultural models of an organization, factors which are involved in managing organizational culture, consequences of cultural differentiation, and some cultural interactions and the sources of cultural barriers. Finally, the article presents the outcome of research carried out in three organizations, each located in a different country, to show dependencies between culture and communication problems between employees
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