Organisational Culture

1.0 Introduction Each organisation has its own way of doing what it does and its own way of talking about what it is doing, its own culture. Culture can be described as the assumptions, values, behaviors and artifacts that an organisation exhibits. It is what makes one organisation different from another, from the employees who work there, the rites and rituals of daily work, the practices and procedures to the layout of the building and offices. "…

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