Factors of Organizational Culture Change

This article examines various factors that affect organizational culture. It considers the macro-environment, the micro-environment, and leadership as influential factors in organizational culture. A company's founder(s) and its leadership are the biggest influencers on culture in their responses to external events. Furthermore, the organization's development stage also affects the organizational culture's change mechanisms.

Results of the research of organizational culture change

Singleness of action

The positive trend during the research period is seen in the evaluation of the singleness of action: in 2008 even 66% of employees agree that work assignments are clear and understandable, in 2006 the number of employees who were of the same opinion was significantly smaller - 42.6%. It can be concluded that the organizational change taking place in the company had a positive impact on these characteristics of the organizational culture. However, in 2008 there were 5.7% of employees for whom work assignments became vague; all of them are employees from the production department Although for the majority of employees of production department work assignments tasks are clear and understandable, these specialists need better clarification and more precise specification of their duties and responsibilities.

During in-depth interviews and answers to open questions in the questionnaire employees pointed out that performing a certain job or task, they are often not sure whether they really have to do it. The company has official personnel job descriptions, but it is also indicated that an employee must carry out the instructions of his immediate manager. In employees' opinion, according to their job description they do not have to do all that work, On the other hand, part of the interviewed respondents agreed that precise job description of managers and specialists, as it is in the case of ordinary workers, is rather difficult (workers in the company have extremely detailed work specifications, which include all tasks and duties to be performed by an employee).