Question

analyze how organizational structures can help to define organizational culture. Explain how leaders can thoughtfully design their company’s structure in a way that it shapes the desired culture into an environment that positively affects performance.

Answer 1

Organisation culture has important role in communicating the culture . The heiraechial level or organisation structure generally has a systematic way of communication which is too down in nature. The leadership communicate the culture through news letters, town halls, HR spokes persons etc. The structured way of communication helps in avoiding any ambiguity and it can also address various cultural related issues such as ethnicity, gender diversity etc. At the same time flat organisation culture has its own pros and cons In flat sometimes the employees have given more flexibility which may sometimes create conflict with the overall cultural outlook of organisations. But flat organisation are people driven which generally possess more collaboration and support from all class of employees. Leaders through their experience and visionary will design the organisation culture based on their business goals, societal commitments, employee collaboration and values / principles. It helps in reducing conflicts, creating a better image on their organisation , better public relationship etc.