Organisational Culture | Glossary

Definition
Organisational culture is defined as the underlying beliefs, assumptions, values and ways of interacting and working, that contribute to the unique social and psychological environment of an organisation or a company.

Origin
Organisation:

From Mid 15th century, derived from “act of organizing,” ,from Middle French term, ‘organisation’ and directly from Medieval Latin ‘organizationem’. meaning “system, establishment” in 1873.

Culture:
The figurative sense of “cultivation through education” is first attested in 1500. . The phrase “the intellectual side of civilization” is from 1805; that of “collective customs and achievements of a people” is from 1867.

Further Reading

  • “Organizational Culture and Leadership”, by Edgar Schein.
  • “Diagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture: Based on the Competing Values Framework”, by by Kim S. Cameron and Robert E. Quinn.

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