Your task:

● Discuss the model of organizational culture by Shein

● Imagine you are looking for your future job and want to find out if the
organization‘s culture is what you are looking for. How can you find
out how the culture is? Try to find a way to gather information for each
of the layers.
● One student of each group shall share what you discussed with the
rest of the group

1. Their Written Communications

Read through their website copy and a few different blog posts. Do they use more casual
and conversational language? Or is it more formal and business-like? Do they have bios
of some of their team members? If so, are they very straightlaced and professional, with
their staff wearing suits and buttoned up shirts? Or are there funny photos and interesting,
personal tidbits about the employees?

2. Their Social Media Outlets

Social media is great for getting to go inside of a company—without every actually

setting foot inside their door. So, head on over to their accounts and see what you can
find!

Do they have a Facebook page that they use strictly for company announcements or new
product launches? Do they share snapshots on Instagram of company outings or their
staff decked out in their Halloween costumes?

You can also check out websites like The Muse to view a company’s profile and get a
sense of what would actually be like to work there.

If a company posts frequently enough, social media will give you some great insight into
their culture and overall work environment.
3. Past or Current Employees

Of course, hearing information straight from the horse’s mouth is always the most
valuable. If you’re feeling brave, peruse LinkedIn to see if you can get connected with
some current or even past employees of the company you’re considering applying with.

Send a brief, friendly message letting him or her know that you’re hoping to learn a little
bit more about the organization—particularly its culture—before submitting your
application. If that person is willing to help you out and answer a few questions, then
jump right in with what you want to know.

According to Schein, to understand the company culture, first look at the external aspects
of the company such as logo, building architecture, dresscode .Next is to read the
company rules as well as the company strategy. company and finally see the human
aspects such as the unconscious everyday behavior of leaders and employees and a other
everyday behaviors.

If we want to learn about company culture, we can first find out online. Specifically, we
can access the website as well as social networking sites if they update regularly, we can
easily imagine.
Next is to read company documents and read company rules if possible.
lastly you can make friends with an employee to get more information and if possible
you can apply for an internship first.