CULTURES CORPORATIONS - HOW NATIONAL CULTURAL PREFERENCES MANIFEST THEMSELVES IN ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES?

Abstract

“Organisational culture comprises emotionally acquired behavioural and action controlling value judgements and thinking practices. In the process of socialization within an institution, culture develops steadily and sets people's attitudes and experiences for generations” [3. P. 97] claims Z. Tánczos in his definition of organisational culture. At the same time Geert Hofstede has empirically proved that national culture highly influences not only the culture but also the structure of organisations. The question rises, what happens to an organisational culture when the ownership of a corporation changes hands? This paper seeks to analyse some of the key elements of transition process in organisational culture due to ownership change through a case study of a large multinational telecommunication company