Organizational Behaviour and Management Theory 2022

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Warrick, D.D., 2017. What leaders need to know about organisational culture. Business
Horizons, Vol. 60, no. 3, pp.395-404.
One of the most crucial aspects behind the success of any organisation is how it
manages its work culture. There are many theories and ideas related to the work culture and
its functions in the organisational setup. These theories and their difference in presentation
create confusion in the mind of the leader regarding how to deal with the issues of cultural
diversity in the company. This paper talks about different approaches to workplace culture
and gives a clear idea to the leaders regarding their roles and responsibilities in managing
workplace cultures.
The paper starts with an introduction part that relates the culture and the performances
of an organisations. Several examples form the recent works of the experts clears the idea of
cultural implications. This research has been done in the second method. The next part is an
elaborate discussion of cultural understanding within the organisational setup. The social
units of all size are described as groups in cultural studies of organisations. The culture of an
organisation is basically the environment in which people of the organisation works. The best
outcome of the people could be channelised in an effective way if the leaders are able to
understand the cultural contexts and work accordingly (Warrick 2017). Next, the author
describes the influence of culture on the several factors within an organisation, including the
individual performances (Warrick 2017). A positive work place culture could boost the
morale, performance, job satisfaction and loyalty of the employees. Healthy work culture and
good leadership are related to each other. A healthy culture could only be built in the
organisation if the leadership is effective. Unhealthy work cultures are simply the result of
ineffective management quality of a leader. The subunits of the study include culture's impact
on results and performance, the important insights of the cultures that need to consider and

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guidelines for building a sustainable work culture. The paper is intended for the
organisational leaders who might get help from the outcomes of this research work.
There are some very useful insights into the leadership and cultural aspects of an
organisation. This paper has some detailed explanations of how the cultures matter in the
work environment and what contexts the leaders need to take care of while dealing with the
team members. The paper would be more reliable and useful if the primary resources would
be used for the data collection.
The importance of building a sustainable and effective work culture is immensely
important for the leader. It is the part of their responsibilities that they understand how a
strong culture in build and maintained. As it is not an easy task, the leaders face many
confusions and queries during the cultural alignments. This paper is effective and a reliable
source for answering some of the important confusions. The priorities of the leaders in
managing cultural diversities and providing cultural training could be done more efficiently
by understanding the concepts discussed in this study. The study would definitely be
significant for the competitive advantage and success of an organisation.