University Name: Strategic Management and Cultural Web Analysis

This report provides an analysis of the cultural web within the context of strategic management, focusing on key elements such as routines, rituals, stories, symbols, power structures, organizational structures, and control systems. It examines how these elements interact and influence an organization's culture and its ability to adapt to change. The report emphasizes the importance of understanding the cultural web for effective strategic actions, risk assessment, and change management. It also highlights the role of leadership in navigating change processes, considering factors like cultural compatibility and the management of resistance. The analysis draws on various sources to provide a comprehensive overview of the cultural web's significance in achieving organizational goals within a global context.

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Strategic management in a global context
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A5. Cultural web consists of the six elements of culture, which are stories, symbols, power
structures, organizational structures, control systems and rituals and routines. The web is
centrally operated through the paradigm, which shapes the social constructs (Rees & Smith,
2017).
Fig: The Cultural Web
(Source: Doherty & Stephens, 2019)
Routines are one of the basic elements of the cultural web, which indicates the
methods in which the operations are conducted by the organizations. Routinizing the
activities generates systematic approach towards accomplishing the goals and objectives.
Mention can also be made of the rituals, which highlight the culture of the organizations.
Typical examples in this context are training programs, promotion, motivational seminars,
cultural events and others, which diversify the organizational culture. Stories glorify the past,
present and future of the organizations. Social media platforms and websites helps in
promoting the organizational culture (Lasserre, 2017).
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Symbolic representation enhances the glory and achievements of the organization.
This aspect includes language, which indicates the hospitality and courtesy towards achieving
customer satisfaction. Control systems are effective for the organizations to monitor and
measure the performance through the means of focus attention and activities. Examples can
be cited of the performance management systems, which assists in controlling the
performance. According to Rees and Smith, (2017), power structures reflects the power and
authority exerted by the managers to promote the organizational values and beliefs.
Organizational structures are the typical exemplar for showcasing the power structures,
indicating the relationship structures.
All of these aspects are centrally controlled by the paradigm, which depicts the
assumptions, beliefs and values possessed by the staffs towards the organizational issues.
There is a particular method for approaching the activities. Herein lays the effectiveness of
the cultural view of strategy, which invokes systematic progression within the business for
accomplishing the targets. Strategic approach of the staffs evokes mutual understanding
reflects the shared values, beliefs. Lasserre (2017) is of the view that power structures are to
be exercised for measuring the extent to which the shared values, beliefs and assumptions
relate to the goals, objectives and strategies.
Doherty and Stephens, (2019) states that cultural compatibility is one of an important
consideration for conducting the risk assessment tests. In this context, consciousness is
needed from the managers towards ignorance and resistance towards the strategies, which
contradicts the compatibility towards preserving the cultural elements. Change management
models is beneficial in this context for mapping the transition from the unfreezing to the
freezing stage. Measurement of the performance through routines helps in systematizing the
operations.

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References
Doherty, O., & Stephens, S. (2019). The cultural web, higher education and work-based
learning. Industry and Higher Education, 0950422219879614.
Lasserre, P. (2017). Global strategic management. Macmillan International Higher Education.
Rees, G. & Smith, P. eds., (2017). Strategic human resource management: An international
perspective. Sage.