The Interdependency of Orgaizational Culture: The Linkage with Change and Organisational Performance
Abstract
One of the many responsibilities confronting leaders is the creation and maintenance of organizational
characteristics that reward and encourage collective efforts. The organizational culture stands out as one
of the components that are important to instituting change, sustaining performance and competitive
advantage and a good reason for becoming a great company. The reason for ethical failure in many
organizations is the fact that while leaders concede of culture as a powerful tool that can create and
sustain performance, only few leaders give it the attention it deserves. The cause of ethical failure in
many organizations can be traced to organizational failure of leadership active promotion of ethical
ideals and practices [1]. This paper reviews evidence that shows why managing culture is important to
effectively enhancing both change and organization performance. The paper provides in-depth analysis
on the effect of organizational culture on organization's productivity and performance.
Keywords: Change, Organizational Culture, Performance and Competitive Advantage.
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