Organizational Behavior

  1. Organizational Culture and Climate
    1. Understanding Organizational Culture
      1. Defining Organizational Culture
        1. Levels of Culture
          1. Artifacts
            1. Espoused Values
              1. Basic Underlying Assumptions
              2. Characteristics of Culture
                1. Innovation and Risk Taking
                  1. Attention to Detail
                    1. Outcome Orientation
                      1. People Orientation
                        1. Team Orientation
                          1. Aggressiveness
                            1. Stability
                          2. Types of Organizational Culture
                            1. Competing Values Framework
                              1. Clan Culture
                                1. Adhocracy Culture
                                  1. Market Culture
                                    1. Hierarchy Culture
                                    2. Strong vs. Weak Cultures
                                    3. Functions of Organizational Culture
                                      1. Boundary-Defining Role
                                        1. Identity and Commitment
                                          1. Social System Stability
                                            1. Sense-Making Mechanism
                                              1. Control Mechanism
                                              2. Creating and Maintaining Culture
                                                1. How Culture Begins
                                                  1. Keeping Culture Alive
                                                    1. Selection Practices
                                                      1. Top Management Actions
                                                        1. Socialization Process
                                                        2. How Employees Learn Culture
                                                          1. Stories and Legends
                                                            1. Rituals and Ceremonies
                                                              1. Material Symbols
                                                                1. Language and Jargon
                                                              2. Culture Change and Management
                                                                1. Barriers to Cultural Change
                                                                  1. Approaches to Culture Change
                                                                    1. Managing Cultural Transitions
                                                                    2. Organizational Climate
                                                                      1. Climate vs. Culture
                                                                        1. Dimensions of Climate
                                                                          1. Climate and Performance
                                                                          2. Creating Positive Organizational Cultures
                                                                            1. Characteristics of Positive Cultures
                                                                              1. Building Positive Cultures
                                                                                1. Spirituality in the Workplace
                                                                                  1. Characteristics of Spiritual Organizations
                                                                                    1. Benefits and Criticisms

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