304The Complete Guide to Systems Thinking and Learning
Tool #55Organizational Culture Change
Application of Systems Dynamics #1: Holism;
and #10: Subsystems
A. Organizational Culture
(The way we do business around here)
An organization’s culture is a set of interrelated beliefs or norms shared by most of the
employees about how one should behave at work and what activities are more important than
others. It is a holistic concept that permeates the entire organization; subcultures may also exist.
Assumptions/Philosophy =
our World View
(“Weltanschauung”)
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personal values
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organizational values
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norms of behavior
(i.e., the standards for action)
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individual ...
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