Organisational Change

2.7 FUNCTIONALITIES AND DYSFUNCTIONALITIES OF CULTURES

For effective management of change in an organisation, a comprehensive understanding of the functionality and the dysfunctionality in the organisational culture is required (Fig. 2.4).

 

Fig. 2.4 Functionalities and dysfunctionalities in culture

 

We shall briefly mention the functionality and dysfunctionality of nine aspects of the culture of most developing countries. A similar analysis can also be done for industrialised countries. In most cases, the same aspect can be functional if used in one way (or within limits), and can become dysfunctional if used in another way (or beyond some ...