Abstract
Organizational culture has become a fashionable subject in recent years, a topic that has been approached frequently in both academic and economic environments. Its importance is mainly reflected by the impact it has on the results of an organization. Thus, whether a public institution, a state-owned or a foundation society, we can definitely appreciate that a healthy organizational culture is a safe chance for success, it is one of the main factors that can determine the performance of that organization. In this context, the paper addresses a topic that has been little explored in the Romanian literature: to establish a possible link between the organizational culture and the performance of an organization. In order to achieve a first pragmatic approach to the research topic, we have conducted a case study on the assessment of organizational culture within a power generation company. This study evaluated the organizational culture in the company and analyzed whether the organizational culture influences its performance. The case study is not representative of Romania, but it is only a trend reflected by a company that produces electricity and which has posed the issue of assessing the organizational culture and its impact on its long-term performance. The research was conducted on a representative sample for management and executives. Through the research, the organizational culture was evaluated, its specificity was highlighted, and the organizational culture within the company was observed. It has been analyzed whether the organizational culture is understood by the employees and whether they fully adhere to it, but also the link between this concept and the company’s performance. The management segment that refers to organizational culture is of great importance in the structure of a company as it can influence its results. Culture could be used to improve employees’ actions within a company if it is managed correctly, creating a competitive advantage, thus differentiating companies from one another. Taking these issues into account, understanding and using the concept of organizational culture as a tool within a company has become impetuously necessary if a company targets a top position in the ranking of the domain in which it operates. It is obvious that understanding of culture is crucial to managerial and organizational action, not just a causal relationship between organizational culture and performance.
Highlights
IntroductionOrganizational culture is one of the important concepts that have been relatively recent and have influenced in a significant way the way of thinking and action of researchers, teachers and students, managers and entrepreneurs, and specialists from various organizations from all over the world.Interest has increased exponentially as a result of pressures from within and outside organizations, pressure for better knowledge, and an increase in the competitiveness of organizations and their constituents in order to survive and develop under the new conditions.The major reassessment of the role the human resource has in the evolution of the organization has favored the development of the concept of organizational culture.Organizational culture is the social energy that causes people to act, and is considered the invisible "force" behind the observable and tangible things in an organization
Organizational culture helps us understand the differences that occur in an organization between what is formally stated officially by the mangers and what is happening within the organization
Any organization can be seen as a social structure, made up of a group of people who act together to achieve the goals of the organization
Summary
Organizational culture is one of the important concepts that have been relatively recent and have influenced in a significant way the way of thinking and action of researchers, teachers and students, managers and entrepreneurs, and specialists from various organizations from all over the world.Interest has increased exponentially as a result of pressures from within and outside organizations, pressure for better knowledge, and an increase in the competitiveness of organizations and their constituents in order to survive and develop under the new conditions.The major reassessment of the role the human resource has in the evolution of the organization has favored the development of the concept of organizational culture.Organizational culture is the social energy that causes people to act, and is considered the invisible "force" behind the observable and tangible things in an organization. The major reassessment of the role the human resource has in the evolution of the organization has favored the development of the concept of organizational culture. We can compare the organizational culture of an organization with the personality of an individual, which meets a number of visible and less visible aspects, but which provides the vision, meaning, direction and energy necessary for evolution. Organizational culture helps us understand the differences that occur in an organization between what is formally stated officially by the mangers and what is happening within the organization. Beyond formal elements that attempt to centralize a certain attitude and behavior for members of the organization, organizational culture, creates and develops certain behavioral patterns that may or may not be in line with official versions. Much of the elements that make up the organizational culture are often intangible, unwritten, but with a powerful influence
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