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How can you Measure Organisational Culture?

By | Manpreet Randhawa | www-myhrfuture-com.cdn.ampproject.org

Before we look at the various ways you might measure organisational culture it’s important to first understand what organisational culture is. Organisational culture, has been widely debated and discussed over the years. One of the prevailing thoughts about what organisational culture is, is the one that you’re most likely to have heard, from Deal & Kennedy:

“It’s the way things are done around here”

But what people are unlikely to tell you is, is that it’s actually about the “unspoken” rules of how things get done. In effect you can think about it as the personality of a company seen through the eyes of the employees.

Daniel Coyle, on the other hand, has an alternative opinion about what organisational culture is. He focuses on the concept of living relationships, working towards a common goal. That’s living relationships between the employees and the leaders which in effect is what makes the company.

Ultimately, organisational culture is defined as the underlying beliefs, assumptions, values and ways of interacting, that contribute to the unique social and psychological environment of an organisation. In essence company culture has everything to do with how employees, prospective employees, customers, and the public perceive your organisation and what makes it unique.  

What is the difference between company culture and company climate?

Often when you hear the term organisational culture, it is quickly followed by the term “climate”. So, what is the difference between the two? Although they are interrelated, as we mentioned above, culture is much more firmly rooted in the values, the assumptions and the belief systems, that form and influence the set of standard behaviours within the organisation, which can often be harder to see. Whereas, climate is much more observable. Organisational climate is often defined as the recurring patterns of behaviour or habits, attitudes and feelings that characterise life in an organisation.

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