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Business culture

Prepared by:-Maulik shah(78)

Heder khan(80)

Mba,sem-2,div-b

sub:efb (april-11)


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content

Meaning

Element of culture

Org of culture

Cultural adaptation

Cultural shock

Cultural transmission

Cultural conformity

Cultural lag

Cultural traits

Cultural environment & technology


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Meaning of culture

Culture of civilisation is that complex whole which

includes knowledge, belief, art, morals,law,custom,&

other capabilities and habits acqired by man as a

member of society.

The total life way of a people.

Culture is the software of mind- the socialprogramming that runs the way we think, act &

perceive ourselves & others. And brain is simply the

hardware that runs the cultural programming.


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Element of culture Knowledge and beliefs

ideals

Preferences

Attitudes(Attitudes are the external displays of underlying

beliefs that people use to signal to other people of theirmembership. This includes internal members (look: I'm

conforming to the rules. Please don't exclude me).

Rules, norms, ethical codes, values(The norms and values of a

culture are effectively the rules by which its members mustabide, or risk rejection from the culture (which is one of the

most feared sanctions known). They are embedded in the

artifacts, symbols, stories, attitudes, and so on.)


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Cultural transmission

Cultural transmission is the process ofpassing on culturally relevant knowledge,skills, attitudes, and values from person to

person or from culture to culture.

many cultural behaviours are handed down

byones

parents, teachers & other elders.They play important role in handing downnew ideas & traits.


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cultural transmission takes place by means

of symbolic communication. A symbol is any

sign, signal, or a word that convey meaning. In

CT, language is significant.

literature, film, tv & some other electronic

gudgets, social institution, advertising, &

marketing techniques are play important role

in CT.


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Cultural lag

The term cultural lag refers to the notionthat culture takes time to catch up withtechnological innovations, and that social

problems and conflicts are caused by this lag.

Subsequently, cultural lag does not only apply to

this idea only, but also relates to theory andexplanation. It helps by identifying and explainingsocial problems and also to predict futureproblems.


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Illusration

in some cultures social inertia(tendency to

remain unchanged) & religious sentiments

come in the way of population control, though

a variety of techniques are available for birth

control.

factors that contribute to culture lag include

ignorance, wrong notions, conservatism,

sentimental factors, political factors & vested

interest.


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Cultural adaptation

The term cultural adaptation refers to the

manner in which a social system or an

individual fits into the physical or social

environment. Adaptation is essential for

survival.

examples

change of religion, worker join trade union,

individual settles in different area(USA).


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Cultural shock

Environmental changs sometimes produce

cutural shock- a feeling of confusion,

insecurity, & anxiety caused by the

strangeness of a new environment.

exampleexecutives & other employees on

foreign assignment may experience culture

shock in alien environment.


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Cultural conformity

Individuals in culture tend either to conformto the cultural norms or to deviate from them.

If a society is, by and large characterised byblind conformity, it would be difficult to

market new revolutionary ideas in such

society.

example strike by employee


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Cultural traits


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Culture & organizational behaviour

Centralised vs decentralised decision making

Safety vs risk

Individual vs group reward

Informal vs formal procedure

High vs low org loyalty

Co operation vs competion

Short term vs long term horizon

Stability vs innovation


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Technology development & social

change

Number of factors brings social changes

technological, cultural, demographic,

biological, economic, environmental,psychological, political etc

social change includes significant alterationin social structure, in cultural definition, & in

the product of socio-cultural action.


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Technology is one of the importantdeterminants of social change.

The rapid changes in society somehowdependent upon the development of newtechniques, new inventions, new models ofproduction, new standard of living.

Development in Transport & communication

channels impact on society profoundly. But atthe sometime affect society adversely.

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