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Republic of the Philippines

Pamantasan ng Cabuyao
(University of Cabuyao)
Graduate School
Katapatan Mutual Homes, Brgy. Banay-banay, City of Cabuyao, Laguna 4025

HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN ORGANIZATION

Nerica Barrientos-Manasan
MBA

Learning Insight #14


“Organizational Culture”

Organizational culture is commonly defined as all a company's beliefs, values, and


attitudes, as well as how this influence employee behavior. Culture is such a broad term; it
encompasses a wide range of meanings and is also regarded as a way of life for an entire
society. An organization's culture determines how it is perceived by both its own
employees and its stakeholders. An organization's managers are said to be able to influence
the culture of the organization. This can be accomplished through the implementation of
various policies that result in a culture change. According to Betty Thompson,
organizational culture is what motivates and retains talented employees—in which I can
agree. I believe that organizational culture influences employee behavior; it is one of the
deciding factors in whether an employee stays or leaves an organization. Company culture
can also be considered as the backbone of an organization. When there is unhealthy culture,
there is no progress and business operations may be affected too. Culture is also a better
way to ensure that a project is completed because it allows people to push the boundaries
and innovate.
When I first started working for the government in 2016, I was still getting used to the job
responsibilities because it was so different from the corporate world. I remember my first
day, wherein all of us- new employees are still asking for the work that we should do, but
one thing I noticed is that the culture in the government sector is very simple. All workers
are quiet, and I am seeing them doing their duties with utmost responsibility. This inverted
the belief of many that the culture and behavior of government employees is not that decent
and they are always considered as “masungit” every time they communicate with their
clients. It is obvious that an organization's culture can be instilled in the minds of everyone,
which may result in judgment without knowing the truth.

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