The definition of organizational culture from the Group Communication text is "its members' relatively stable perceptions of their organization and norms--emerges over time, in much the same way as the cultures of nations or ethnic groups develop."
The book says that having good communication either requires you to understand the culture or let the culture guide you about what are appropriate behaviors in a organization. For instance, some organizations encourage their members ask questions give their opinions and suggestions. While other organizations do not like having open communication. These type of organizations would rather have their members just do their own work and then go home with no questions asked. It depends on a person's personality if they want an organization that is similar to a family or just work.
Depending on the organizational culture, each organization has its own idea of how they take risks. There a few organizations that will give praise to a person who takes a risk. But other organizations would rather not take risks and stick to the plan.
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ReplyDeleteI also chose to talk about this topic for my third blog. The reason why I chose this topic was because I felt that it was extremely important in communicating throughout daily life. I agree with what you wrote and what the text was saying about how in order to communicate successfully, everyone needs to have a general understanding of how each different group functions so that everything, especially communication, can flow smoothly from one point of collaboration to the next. I do not think it is very smart for groups to not encourage organizational culture because it only ends up hurting them in the long run. Thanks for the post!