Working for the Corporation Corporate Culture refers to

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Working for the Corporation • Corporate Culture – refers to an organizations traditions, values

Working for the Corporation • Corporate Culture – refers to an organizations traditions, values and unwritten norms • It contains “hidden values” that affect who succeeds and who fails to succeed • Corporate leaders groom workers they believe to be “ just like them” for upper jobs

Working for Corporation • They receive better access to information, networking, and fast track

Working for Corporation • They receive better access to information, networking, and fast track positions – resulting in better performance and higher commitment • Outsiders are provided with limited resources and perform at lower standards and are less committed • These “hidden values” create a self fulfilling prophecy, perpetuating the Iron Law of Oligarchy

Humanizing the Corporate Culture • Efforts to develop rather than impede human potential •

Humanizing the Corporate Culture • Efforts to develop rather than impede human potential • Humanized work settings: – Offer opportunities based on abilities and contributions rather than personal characteristics – They distribute power more equally – Have fewer rigid rules – More open decision making

Examples of Humanizing Work Settings • Quality circles – workers meet with managers to

Examples of Humanizing Work Settings • Quality circles – workers meet with managers to improve working conditions and the product • Employee Stock ownership Plans – stock discounts given to workers from salary • Work Teams – self managed work teams create ideas and solutions to problems • Corporate daycare – provide child care for employees who need daycare

Cooperatives • An alternate organizational form with no all powerful hierarchy • Owned by

Cooperatives • An alternate organizational form with no all powerful hierarchy • Owned by members who collectively; – make decisions – determine goals – Evaluate resources – Set salaries – Assign tasks • Economics results mixed – some more profitable some less profitable

Technology in Work Environment • Microchip helped produce higher quality manufactured goods and reduced

Technology in Work Environment • Microchip helped produce higher quality manufactured goods and reduced drudgery • Computers allow managers to achieve greater control of workers with surveillance • Gary Marx says we may be moving toward a maximum security workplace where computers track every movement workers make on the job

 • What is goal displacement – why would it be implemented – give

• What is goal displacement – why would it be implemented – give an example • Why are voluntary associations formed – give a political and a religious example – list 3 facts about voluntary associations • List 7 functions of voluntary associations • Explain the iron law of oligarchy – who coined the term