Culture of Organisations Course Organisational culture is an extremely difficult issue to define since there are so many inter-relating components: Power -- Who holds the legitimate authority & who makes the decisions in the organisation? These authority figures & decision makers may not be the same people. Politics -- What types of different relationships exist in the organisation & whose views have unofficial influence? Values & beliefs -- What do the decision makers believe in, & how well are these values accepted by the rest of the people in the organisation? Ideologies -- What underlying philosophies influence management style & procedures? Is there a recognisable policy of how to deal with people? Social influences -- What are the different social pressures on behaviour? After participating in this course, you should be able to: explain the component parts of the culture of organisations understand the impact of each component on managers. In working through this session, you will practise the following BTEC common skills: Managing & Developing Self Working with & Relating to others Communicating Managing Tasks & Solving Problems Applying Numeracy Applying Technology Applying Design & Creativity