Problems of Changing Organisational Culture

• What is a challenge in changing organizational culture?

  Organizational culture change is difficult
• Why is changing organizational culture easier said than done?

  Culture is usually deeply embedded in organizations
• What do Johnson and Scholes' model highlight about culture change?

  Power structures resist attempted culture change
• What must change to successfully alter organizational culture?

  Potentially the power structures and leadership
• What are rituals and routines in an organization?

  Daily actions and behaviors of individuals
• Why is it hard to change habits and routines in organizations?

  Because they are deeply ingrained behaviors
• Who is the guru of organizational culture mentioned in the material?

  Ed Schein
• What does Schein's onion model represent?

  Layers of culture, with the paradigm at the center
• What is the organizational paradigm according to Schein?

  The unspoken culture and accepted ways of doing things
• Why is the organizational paradigm hard to change?

  It has developed over time and is unspoken
• What is the key takeaway about culture change in organizations?

  Culture change is hard due to deep embedding
• What are the main reasons why changing organizational culture is difficult?

  • Culture is deeply embedded in organizations
  • Power structures resist change
  • Rituals and routines are hard to alter
  • The organizational paradigm is unspoken and developed over time