Organisational Culture: Its Relevance in Organisational Functioning
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National Association for the Advancement of Knowledge NAFAK
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In the past few years, attempts to understand the work organization have
been based upon images, metaphors, paradigms and theories of
organizations developed over time. In this paper, ~e are invited to ·see the
work organization from the perspective of culture, which is our action frame
of reference towards understanding the hidden and complex aspects of
organizational life. This paper reveals that, organizational culture offers a
shared system of meanings, which is the basis for communications and
mutual understanding towards attainment of organizational goals. It is
therefore recommended that, managers of organizations should include the
positive aspects of organizational culture to improve the performance of
their organizations and this should be backed by policy
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HF5601 Accounting