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G ANITHA
H.T. NO: 15031E0008
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This is to certify that the report titled “ORGANIZATION CULTURE” is done under
my guidance and submitted in partial fulfillment for the award of MBA degree from School of
Management Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad. This has not
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DECLARATION
I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the project report entitled “ORGANIZATION
CULTURE” carried out at SUMEGA SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD. Is my original
work written and submitted by me in partial fulfillment of Master`s Degree in Business
Administration of School of Technology, JNTU Hyderabad. This is to further declare that this
report is authentic and not submitted earlier in any other university or institution. I also confirm
that the contents of the report and the views contained herein have been discussed and deliberated
with the Guide.
I take this opportunity to extend my profound thanks and deep sense of gratitude to the
authorities of Heritage. For giving me the opportunity to undertake this project works in their
esteemed organization.
My sincere thanks to Honorable Director Dr. Prabhu Kumar. For the kind encouragement
and constant support extended in completion of this project work. From the bottom of my heart
I am also thankful to all those who have incidentally helped me, through their valued
guidance, co-operation and unstinted support during the course of my project.
Finally, I would thank Faculty of SMS, friends and well-wishers who gave support,
suggestions and spending valuable time for guiding me in carrying out my project work.
G ANITHA
H.T. NO: 15031E0008
ABSTRACT
The main aim of this research is to evaluate an organizational culture based primary
characteristics to identify it. Organizational culture is commonly known as the values, beliefs and
basic assumptions that help guide and coordinate member behaviors. Developing a better
understanding of the organizational culture in which a quality improvement process is
implemented can provide insight into what strategies an organization might undertake to improve
readiness for implementation. The overall purpose is to identify the organizational culture, define
the strengths and weaknesses, and provide recommendations for methodology of organizational
change, teambuilding, and resolution of cultural conflict.
Organizational culture has been one of the most studied and theorized concepts in
organizational development. New ways of working, globalization, increased competition and
change in technology have created a greater need for strategic innovation and co-ordination and
integration across units. Culture is the single most important factor for success or failure and has
the greatest potential to affect organizational improvements or hold it back. In order to implement
strategic initiatives or performance improvement interventions, it is important that an
organization understands the current status of its organizational culture. The best way to gain
understanding of the culture is by assessing it. The Survey measures four culture traits, namely,
involvement, consistency, adaptability and mission. Descriptive and inferential statistics were
used to analyze the data. Results indicated that employees perceived involvement, consistency,
adaptability and mission positively. Furthermore, there were no significant differences found for
consistency and sense of mission by employees in different departments. This study helps in
identifying the weaker aspects of culture in terms of values and beliefs that prevail in the
organization.
CONTENTS
ABSTRACT
1. INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Defining Organizational Culture 2
1.2 Culture Formally Defined 2
1.3 Importance of Organizational Culture 3
1.4 Need of the Study 3
1.5 Scope of the Study 4
1.6 Objectives of the Study 4
1.7 Limitations of the Study 4
2. COMPANY PROFILE 5
2.1 SUMEGA SERVICE 5
3. REVIEW OF LITERATURE 7
3.1 What is authoritative culture 9
3.2 Key Characteristics of Organization Culture 10
3.3 Some Types of Culture 11
3.3.1 Authoritarian Culture
3.3.2 Participative Culture
3.3.3 Mechanistic Culture
3.3.4 Organic Culture
3.3.5 Sub-societies and Dominant culture
3.3.6 Academy Culture
3.3.7 Baseball Team Culture
3.3.8 Club Culture
3.3.9 Fortress Culture
3.4 Culture – Input and Output 14
3.5 Creation of a Culture 15
3.6 Keeping a Culture Alive 17
3.7 Theories of Organizational Culture 18
3.8 Cultural Change 19
3.9 Why is organizational culture significant? 20
3.10 Key standards on organizational culture 21
4. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 23
4.1 Research Design 23
4.2 Data Collection 23
4.3 Tool of Analysis 24
4.3.1 Percentage method
4.3.2 Sampling technique
4.3.3 Sample Size
BIBLIOGRAPHY 37
FIGURE. NO. PARTICULARS PAGE NO.
The nearness of a solid and suitable hierarchical culture has turned out to be
basic for an association to work adequately and productively in the cutting edge
period. Hierarchical culture is the intentionally or subliminally acknowledged and
pursued lifestyle or way of performing everyday exercises in an association. It
assumes a significant job in deciding and control11ling worker conduct at work
environment.
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the best-laid plans, hierarchical change must incorporate changing structures and
procedures, yet in addition changing the corporate culture too.
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admirably enough to be viewed as legitimate and, accordingly, to be instructed to new
individuals as the right way you see, think, and feel in connection to those issues.
Representatives ought to be occupied with their work. They long for work that
is agreeable, important and locks in. When they are locked in they are more secure at
work, increasingly profitable and additionally eager and ready to charm clients. It is
for these fundamental reasons that authoritative culture matters. It is the proper thing
for an association to do - to consider the workplace, working connections and "how
representatives get things done here."
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• This study centers around the present violent, regularly confused, condition,
business achievement relies upon workers utilizing their gifts in full.
• The executives can make the workplace where their representatives will
flourish.
• The board can upgrade the expert view of the workers.
• Enhance worker relationship.
• Provide productive input to their presentation.
• Encourage the determination of the workers to change the negative standard of
conduct.
• To survey the current culture of the association and to discover its effect on
representative's conducted.
• To examine the general execution of the workers.
• To get familiar with the workers association with their companions.
• To consider the workers feel about the administration.
• To see how the business supports interest in basic leadership.
• To discover the workers persuasive factor.
• To recommend measures for better authoritative culture in the organization
The frame of mind of the laborer changes every once in a while. Thus the
consequence of the undertaking might be relevant just at present.
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CHAPTER -2
COMPANY PROFILE
We, at the Agency, are persuaded that "THE WORDS AND DEEDS"
explanation accurately mirrors the all inclusive and legit disposition that we have
towards the calling rehearsed by us. Our definitive objective is to give our Customers
top quality administrations. Such administrations build up positive relations and
validity among us and every outer client. Trust incites positive attitude, which being
the essential for inclusion and dedication structures bonds established on discerning
and passionate variables. Such bonds are exceptionally troublesome, and in some
cases difficult to sever. It appears that a reasonable mission turns out to be
increasingly profitable, particularly in a powerfully developing business sector.
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Trust is a valid, substantial connection that decidedly separates organization
tasks through changing accomplices, clients, and leaders into people sincerely
persuaded to our Client's procedures and ideas. The capacity to make such an
enduring relationship is a special aftereffect of ordinary work dependent on words and
deeds. We are a group of fruitful youthful experts truly committed to whatever we do.
We have been demonstrated people in our previous assignments. With all our ability
and exertion we will guarantee you meet your goals set in time.
Our identity
Our Mission
Our Vision
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CEO
SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Manager Manager
(IT Services) (HR)
Manager
Manager
(Out Sourcing)
(Marketing)
Manager
(Consulting Services)
Manager
(Training Programs)
Employees/Staff/Faculty
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CHAPTER 3
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
There are numerous valid justifications why associations need to strive to keep
up a decent or improve a poor authoritative culture:
• Organizations with solid, sound societies will in general outflank associations with
more fragile societies.
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• The psychosocial workplace, the association of work and the administration culture
of the work environment can dramatically affect representative pressure and
wellbeing results.
• Developing a solid work environment gives a chance to improve the strength of your
association and to improve its open picture and profile. It additionally offers the
opportunity to control authoritative wellbeing costs and straightforwardly affect your
primary concern.
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Harris and Cronen (1979) have considered hierarchical to be as an "ace
contract", including the association's mental self view just as standards that arrange
convictions and activities in light of this picture. Goffee and Jones (1996) believe
culture to be "network” that is the result of how individuals identify with each other.
Pettigrew (1979) takes the ideas of direction, responsibility, and request and
takes a gander at how these are produced in an association. Through the sentiments
and activities of the originator, just as through a blend of convictions, philosophy,
language, customs and legends, Pettigrew (1979) names the majority of this
hierarchical culture.
Schwartz and Davis (1981) take a gander at it from another point, by taking a
gander at what authoritative culture isn't. Culture is, state Schwartz and Davis (1981),
not atmosphere; a view likewise held by Trice and Beyer (1993). Cameron and
Ettington (1988) affirm that there is some disarray in the writing among culture and
atmosphere. Also, Schwartz and Davis hold that culture is an example of convictions
and desires which is shared by the association's individuals.
Trice and Beyer (1993) further develop the rundown of what societies are not;
not mindless obedience, not social structure, not similitude, lastly, not really the way
to progress. On the other hand, the creators state that societies are aggregate,
genuinely charged, verifiably based, inalienably representative, dynamic, and
characteristically fluffy. Geert Hofstede (1991), long time master on national societies
and its job in correspondence, exchanges, and business, accepts authoritative culture
is all encompassing, generally decided, identified with the things anthropologists'
examination, socially built, delicate, and hard to change.
Development and Risk Taking: how much workers are urged to be imaginative and
go for broke.
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Tender loving care: how much workers are normal show accuracy, examination and
meticulousness.
Result Orientation: how much administration centers around results or results as
opposed to on the systems and procedures used to accomplish those results.
Individuals Orientation: how much administration choices are think about and the
impact of results on individuals inside the association.
Group Orientation: how much work exercises are composed around groups instead
of people.
Forcefulness: how much individuals are forceful and aggressive rather nice.
Soundness: how much authoritative exercises accentuate keeping up the present state
of affairs as opposed to development.
There are various sorts of culture simply like there are various kinds of
character.
The essential supposition that will be that the pioneer consistently acts in light
of a legitimate concern for the association.
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3.3.3 Mechanistic Culture:
Every division of an association may have its own way of life speaking to a
sub-culture of the framework. An authoritative culture rises when there is joining of
the considerable number of offices into a brought together entirety.
Workers are "free specialists" who have very prized aptitudes. They are in
intense interest and can rather effectively land positions somewhere else. This kind of
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culture exists in quick paced, high-hazard associations, for example, speculation
banking, publicizing, and so forth.
The most significant necessity for representatives in this culture is to fit into
the gathering. Typically workers begin at the base and remain with the association.
The association advances from inside and very qualities rank. Models are the military,
some law offices, and so forth.
Workers don't have a clue on the off chance that they'll be laid off or not.
These associations frequently experience enormous rearrangement. There are
numerous open doors for those with auspicious, specific abilities. Models are reserve
funds and credits, huge vehicle organizations, and so on.
A solid culture is ability retainer - How likely are individuals to remain in the
event that they have different alternatives and don't love where they are? The
organizational culture is a key segment of an individual's longing to remain.
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A solid culture makes vitality and force - Build a culture that is lively and
enables individuals to be esteemed and convey what needs be and it will make an
undeniable vitality. That positive vitality will pervade the association and make
energy for progress. Vitality is infectious and will expand on itself, strengthening the
way of life and the engaging quality of the association.
A solid culture makes everybody increasingly effective - Any one of the other
six reasons ought to be reason enough to concentrate on organizational culture. In any
case, most importantly a venture of time, ability and spotlight on organizational
culture will give the majority of the above advantages. Not exclusively is making a
superior culture something to be thankful for to accomplish for the human capital in
the business, it bodes well as well.
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The methodologies, structures, systems and practices embraced by the
executives make a workplace. Nonetheless, if chiefs have been individuals from the
association for quite a while they are themselves a result of the way of life.
The authors of an association for the most part will in general largy affect
building up the early culture. The association's way of life results from the connection
between the founder(s) inclinations and suppositions and what the first individuals
from the association gain from their own encounters.
1. An association's way of life originates from what it has done previously and
the level of progress it has had. A definitive wellspring of an association's way of life
is its originators.
• They had the vision; they are unconstrained by past traditions or belief systems.
• The little size of new associations encourages the originators' inconvenience of the
vision on every organizational part.
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Figure 3.1: (Adapted from Williams et al 1989)
• First, originators contract and keep just workers who think and feel the manner
in which they do.
• Second, they instill and mingle these representatives in their mind and feeling.
• The originators' own conduct goes about as a good example that urges
representatives to relate to them and in this manner disguise their convictions,
qualities, and presumptions.
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2. When the association succeeds, the authors' whole character winds up installed
in the way of life of the association.
1. Selection
Model—candidates for passage level positions in brand the board at Procter and
Gamble (P&G). Each experience looks for substantiating proof of the attributes that
the firm accepts associate exceedingly with "what matters" for progress at P&G.
2. Top administration
The activities of top administration, what they state and how they act, set up
standards that channel down through the association as to:
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o Risk-taking.
o How much opportunity supervisors should give their representatives.
o What is proper dress?
o What activities will satisfy as far as increases in salary, advancements, and
different prizes?
3. Socialization
♦ The consistency theory – the possibility that a typical viewpoint, shared convictions
and public qualities among the organizational members will upgrade inside
coordination and advance importance and a feeling of recognizable proof with respect
to its individuals.
♦ The mission theory – the possibility that a mutual feeling of direction, heading, and
system can facilitate and electrify organizational individuals toward aggregate
objectives.
♦ The inclusion/support theory – the possibility that association and investment will
add to an awareness of other's expectations and possession and, consequently,
organizational duty and unwaveringness.
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♦ The versatility theory – the possibility that standards and convictions that upgrade
an association's capacity to get, decipher, and interpret signals from nature into
inward organizational and conduct changes will advance its survival, development,
and improvement.
There are three fundamental sorts of social change (Trice and Beyer 1991):
♦ Revolutionary and far reaching endeavors to change the way of life of the whole
association
♦ Efforts that are steady and gradual yet in any case are intended to cumulate to create
a complete reshaping of the whole organizational culture.
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♦ Creating mental wellbeing through a convincing positive vision, formal preparing,
casual preparing of applicable gatherings and groups, giving mentors and positive
good examples, worker contribution and open doors for info and criticism, bolster
gatherings, and tending to fears and misfortunes head on.
♦ Exercising hazard the board by comprehension and tending to the dangers and the
advantages just as the potential discriminatory conveyance of these dangers and
advantages.
Culture can be best comprehended as "the manner in which we get things done
around here". Culture shapes the setting inside which individuals judge the suitability
of their conduct. An association's way of life will impact human conduct and human
execution at work. Poor security culture has contributed too many significant
occurrences and individual wounds.
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A Safety Climate study gives a depiction of the association's way of life in
connection to security. Polls intended to quantify the way of life of the association
will in general spotlight on representative recognitions and practices. The HSE's
Safety Climate Survey Tool is right now being reconsidered, and furthermore another
Process Safety Climate Tool is being created.
• As a first pass you could utilize the inquiries in the Human Factors Toolkit
with your workers.
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• Organizations have had extremely positive outcomes from concentrating on
explicit issues, for example, security authority, skill or methodology.
• Many associations utilize outsiders to help measure and change their way of
life. It is imperative to hold responsibility for procedure and work in association, and
get the learning and aptitudes to proceed with the work autonomously.
• One basic error is to concentrate on the staff levels underneath the supervisor
who starts the work. Ranking directors ought to be set up to have their very own
discernments and practices analyzed and tested.
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CHAPTER 4
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
1. Primary data
2. Secondary data
Primary data
Primary data is personally developed data and it gives latest information and
offers much greater accuracy and reliability. The study to maximum extent dependent
on primary data, which is collected by way of structures personal interview with
customers. Primary data collected through structure questionnaire, observation
approach and personal interview.
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Secondary data
Secondary data is the published data. It is already available for using and its
saves time. Secondary data are collected from business record, books and internet.
In this project simple percentage method used. The following are the formula
The sampling technique used for the collection of information through the
questionnaires is the simple random sampling.
For this study, a sample of 100 respondents was taken from the employees.
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CHAPTER 5
DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
Inference: The experience of respondents with the present company indicating that,
25 % of employees are fresher’s, who got less than one year experience and nearly 45
% of employees got 3-9 years of experience and only 11% got more than 9 years of
the experience in the company.
Q: Can you discuss your ideas with your superiors openly and freely?
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Q: Does Management explain organization’s rules and regulations?
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5.2 Factor Analysis
Before we proceed for factor analysis first the researcher tested the eligibility
of the data by checking KMO- Bartlett's test which is a measure of sampling
adequacy. The KMO value is 0.643>0.6. Bartlett's Test of Sphericity indicates a
measure of the multivariate normality of set of variables (Sig. value is less than 0.05
indicates multivariate normal and acceptable for factor analysis).
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The below Rotated component Matrix extracted 3 most influencing factors for
organization culture, those are
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5.2.2 Hypothesis Testing
Work. Environment
Count 1 7 2 15 1 26
< 1 Yrs
% within Work 3.8% 26.9% 7.7% 57.7% 3.8% 100.0%
0 1 3 10 2 16
Count
1-3 Yrs
% within Work
0.0% 6.2% 18.8% 62.5% 12.5% 100.0%
Count 0 2 1 21 0 23
3-6 Yrs % within Work
0.0% 8.3% 4.2% 87.5% 0.0% 100.0%
Count 0 2 2 18 1 23
6-9 Yrs % within Work
0.0% 8.7% 8.7% 78.3% 4.3% 100.0%
0 0 1 11 0 12
Count
>9 Yrs
% within Work
0.0% 0.0% 8.3% 91.7% 0.0% 100.0%
Count 1 12 9 74 4 100
Total 1.0% 11.9% 8.9% 74.3% 4.0% 100.0%
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5.2.3 Chi-Square Tests
Linear-by-Linear
5.750 1 .016
Association
a. 20 cells (80.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected
count is 0.12.
The above Chi square table significant value indicating that, the value is
greater than 0.05, which is accept the Hypothesis, i.e the highly experienced people
can judge work culture very well compare with juniors.
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Authority * Insecure
Disagree % within
0.0% 41.7% 58.3% 100.0%
Authority
Count 8 45 47 100
Total % within
8.0% 45.0% 47.0% 100.0%
Authority
Chi-Square Tests
(2-sided)
a. 3 cells (33.3%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count
is .96.
The above Chi square table significant value indicating that , the value is less
than 0.05, which is Reject the Hypothesis, i.e authority appreciation is a not at all a
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tool to employer to built better culture in the organization by threaten them with
firing.
Methods
Options Strongly Strongly Total
Disagree Neutral Agree
Disagree Agree
Count 10 8 5 0 3 26
< 1 Yrs % within
38.5% 30.8% 19.2% 0.0% 11.5% 100.0%
Work
Count 7 2 2 5 0 16
1-3 Yrs % within
43.8% 12.5% 12.5% 31.2% 0.0% 100.0%
Work
Count 6 13 4 1 0 24
Count 31 41 14 8 6 100
Total % within
30.7% 40.6% 14.9% 7.9% 5.9% 100.0%
Work
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Chi-Square Tests
a. 18 cells (72.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is
0.71.
The above Chi square table significant value indicating that, the value is less
than 0.05, which is Reject the Hypothesis, i.e as per employee opinion introduction
of new work methods certainly improves better organization culture.
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CHAPTER 6
RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
6.1 FINDINGS
• Before we continue for factor investigation first the specialist tried the
qualification of the information by checking KMO-Bartlett's test which is a proportion
of inspecting sufficiency. The KMO worth is 0.643 >0.6. Bartlett's Test of Sphericity
demonstrates a proportion of the multivariate typicality of set of factors (Sig. worth is
under 0.05 demonstrates multivariate typical and worthy for factor examination).
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6.2 SUGGESTIONS
• Training all people in authority positions to work viably. Great individuals the
executives aptitudes would help improve representative duty levels.
• Creating and building trust through open correspondence and exchange. The
board must connect every worker separately and map a make and succinct progression
way for every person.
• The board may urge every one of the workers to take an interest in basic
leadership process.
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6.3 CONCLUSION
The future holds guarantee for organizations that comprehend and support
their societies. Societies are ready to make a situation, yet they additionally adjust to
assorted and evolving conditions. In light of this ideal culture the workers' show
positive practices like high inclusion, exceedingly responsibility to the association,
profoundly energetic and exceptionally adaptable to the organizational changes and so
forth.
Chiefs need to comprehend the nature and job of culture and how it might be
adjusted. At the point when the job of culture is all the more obviously characterized,
chiefs can all the more likely comprehend its significance in overseeing
organizational change and its effect on everyday basic leadership.
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