. ma 7 Corporate culture Getting started Company culture ‘What makes a company a good place to work? Reading Number the following in order of importance for you (1 = the most important). ae 1. Read the following dictionary definition. Company culture n. the values, beliefs and traditions 100d relationship with your boss pega ere talaga in a company which influence the behaviour ofits ‘ ‘endl colleagues variety of ciferent things to do a fixed route {900d opportunities for promotion flexible hours staff It is important for jobseekers to know about the culture of an organisation before accepting a job, 2 What kind of company culture is best for you? ‘Compare your list with a partner. Try to agree on the Do the quiz to find out. Circle A for agree or D for three most important things. disagree. What kind of company culture would suit you? SECTION A SECTION c “1 tke taking time to have e chet with coleagues even 11.A.compeny must kaop up with the tines. A/D if thie means spending mare time st work. A/D 412 | naad to take on challenges to moke my job 2 te nice whan pepe at work celebrata birthdays or intarestng. A/O special occasions. A/D 413. When planning @ strategy, tis useful to look et what preter paople ta fix a time to moet me rather than thas worked wat in the past. A/D come t my office of my desk st any time. A/D 414 A company should be proud of waxstions, 2/0 4 | dont ike working in an apen space wth evaryons’s 15. Finally, which ofthese pravecbs do you prefer? desk inthe same area, ! work betta in an ofce of 2 Betiar safe then sory ry own, 4/0 Nothing ventured, nothing gained '5 ike to put photos end personel objects in my workplace. 4/0 SECTION B If disagree with my boss, | should be able to tell him/her, A/D 7 prefer to receva a formal report about my work, ‘ot just casual carmments. A/D 8 When my bose gives me something to do, I ke t0 {got dotaled instructions that | can follow A/D 8. ts important for me to feel | em involved in the decision-making process at work. A/D 10 Acompany should have standard procedures and policias thet everyone must follow, not ones which ‘change with people's situatons or personalities, A/D 22 Corporate culture3. Add up your scores for sections A, B and C. SCORES Section A 41 Aqt =O 4 A0Ds 2 Awl DsO 5 Ae D=0 3 A-OD=1 Guestions 1-5 are about your relationship with colleagues. A score of higher than 2 suggests that you like to work for a compery where emplayees are friends and can talk about personal matters. A score of 2 or lass means thet you prefer to keep your work life seperate from your personal life Section 8 B Axl D0 9 Ax D-0 7 AsO Dat 10 A=0D=1 8 A-OD-1 Guestions 6 to 10 are about your relationship with your managers. A score of higher than 2 suggests you like to work in 8 company where roles between ‘managers and staff ere flexible. A score of 2 or less ‘means thet you like to work in a company where people have clearly defined roles and there is more distance betwean staff and managers, Section 1 14. A-0 42 A-1D-0 45 a-Ob=1 43 AsO ‘Questions 11 to 15 are about your attitude to tradition. A score of higher than 2 means you tke to work in a company which valves new ideas and takes ‘sariaus ricks. A score of 2 or less means you prefer the security of a cofppany with strong traditions. 4 Compare your scores with a partner to see if you ‘would like to work in the same sort of organisation. Vocabulary When recording vocabulary is uaetl fo record words which are often used togethor. These ee called collocations. Usually the words are from different parts of speech verb-noun collocations like these aro vory uso run a business launch a product 11 Look at the questions in the corporate culture quiz again. Find verb-noun collocations with these meanings. talk informally ave a. chat ‘make an appointment change things to be more modern ! agree to do something difficult —_____ decide the way to do something in the future “There are other types of collocations ike these: adjective-noun We offer a wide range of services. ‘This seems en effective solution. noun-ver Sales increase in the summer. ‘The market is expanding quickiy. verb-adverb ‘They have invested heavily in new technology. have to work efosely with my colleagues. 1d adjoctive-noun collocations in the quiz with these meanings. 1 the normal ways of doing something, 2 (in the scores analysis) big danger It can also be useful to record the verbs that often go before adjective-noun collocations, for example, the collocation wide range is often preceded by the verbs, offer or provide. ‘What verbs would commonly come before the two ‘cjective-noun colocations you found for questions, 11 and 2 above? Look back to the quiz to find out 3. Which words and expressions in the box can form collocations with the verbs below? You can use some of the words and exprossions more than once. ‘meeting your needs a good relationship prices therisk adeadine a system abusness costs your confidence ei wae ae costae on oo \ | ass —— mest — cut ~ “ Corporate culture 23