Factors that shape Culture of Organisation

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THE FACTORS THAT SHAPE THE CULTURE OF THE ORGANISATION

The six major influences on the culture of an organisation

  1. Size

    – how large is the organisation in terms of turnover, physical size and employee numbers

  2. Technology

    – how technologically advanced is the organisation either in terms of its products, or its productive processes

  3. Diversity

    – how diverse is the company either in terms of product range, geographical spread or cultural make-up of its stakeholders

  4. Age

    – how old is the business or the managers of the business – how experienced are the strategic level decision makers

  5. History

    – what worked in the past? Do decision makers have past successes to draw upon; are they willing to learn from their mistakes?

  6. Ownership

    – is the organisation owned by a sole trader? Are there a small number of institutional shareholders or are there large numbers of small shareholders?

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