Impact of Organizational

Culture Organizational culture is very important factor which affects the different organisational processes including implementation of strategy; strategy implementation involves completion of different processes. In particular, corporate culture affects the following aspects of the organisation:

Objective Setting: Culture molds people and people are the basic building blocks of the organisation. The objectives of the organisation must reflect, at least in part, the objectives of its members, particularly those who are the key decision makers. Thus for one organisation the objective may be profit maximisation but the same objective may be unworthy; mean, and petty for other organisations.

Work Ethics: Ethics relates to conformity to the principles of human conduct. According to common usage, moral good, right, honest, etc. are more or less used as synonymous to ethical act. Work ethics in an organisation is derived from its ‘culture. Thus, corporate culture determines the ethical standards for the organizations’ as a whole and its individual members.

Motivational Pattern: Culture interacts ‘to develop in each person’ a motivational pattern. Culture determines the way people approach their jobs and even life in general. If organisational culture is geared towards achievement, people will find it quite motivating and put their utmost energies for the work. In its absence high achievement-oriented people develop frustration and desert the organisation Therefore; for implementing strategies, particularly growth strategies. organisational culture should be achievement- oriented.

Organisational Processes: Various organisational – processes like planning, decision making, controlling, etc. are determined by the organisational culture because these processes are carried out by the people in organisation.