4.1 Organizational Culture

Organizational culture presents the personality of the organization;

It consists of the organization's

Assumptions,

Experiences, values,

Working atmosphere and

Relationships.

These values affect how people behave within the context of the company.

	One of the primary responsibilities of the project manager is to clearly understand the organization's culture in order to manage people and activities in such way that lead to achieve the goals.
	The following are the primary characteristics of organizational culture (as shown in Figure 4.1):

4.1 Organizational Culture

Figure 4.1: The Primary Characteristics of Organizational Culture

4.1 Organizational Culture

Innovation and risk taking: this culture supports developing new ideas and taking risks.

	People orientation: deals with how much the organization focus on people. Organizations which are employee-oriented usually create a better work environment for employees, support, encourage and pay respect for individual rights.
	Team orientation: organizations with team oriented cultures make the effort to form teams with complementary skills and emphasize cooperation among employees.
	Outcome orientation: where organizations concentrate on the outcome or results rather than processes.
	Aggressiveness: refers to the level of aggressiveness in which the employees should work.
	Attention to detail: this culture by focusing on precision and attention to details.
	Stability: stability cultures provide a stable and steady level of production. Organizations adopting this culture are tending to not take high risks and major changes.