Decision Making and Organizational Culture Speech
What is organizational culture? Basically, just like any culture, the organizational culture of a business or a nonprofit is the personality of the organization. Some personality types of organizational cultures has been identified as that of an "academy culture," where employees are highly skilled and tend to stay in the organization, while working their way up the ranks. In contrast, a "baseball team" type of organizational culture is one where employees are free agents in a fast-paced, high-risk environment. (McNamara, 1999)
Another kind of organizational culture has been defined as a "clubby" organizational culture, where the most important requirement for employees is to fit into a group, versus a "fortress" organizational...
(McNamara, 1999) The fit of the culture to the personality employees and the nature business will determine the organization's success. The military's hierarchical or club culture suits its singular mission well, while the fortress environment has benefited the competitive financial industry.
Regardless, an organization's culture affects the decision making process. In academic cultures, often experience and hierarchy dictates who makes the decisions. In more competitive organizational cultures like a 'baseball team' or a fortress environment, often who is on top in terms of sales and reputation will dominate. (BOLA, 2005) Also, the organization's time…
