REPORTER: RIZA PODIRSKY

Social System
and
Organizational
Culture
Objectives
To be able to understand and reflect:
Social System
Social Cultures and their Impacts on
our behavior
The Value of Cultural Diversity
Importance of Role knowledge
Status and Status Symbols
Organizational Culture
REFLECTION Activity
Positive
Very Industrious
I like you
Youre doing it well
Negative
Your lazy!
That is useless!
I dont like you!
Understanding
a Social System

WHAT IS A SOCIAL SYSTEM?

Social System
is a complex set of human
relationships interacting in many
ways
Social System Presentation:
Why Complex?
1. behavior of one affects the
behavior of others

2. It is an open system
Social
Equilibrium/Disequilibrium

Equilibrium Disequilibrium
when there is a
When the
dynamic working
interdependent
balance among
parts system are
its
working against
interdependent
each other
parts
Psychological and Economic
Contracts
ECONOMIC CONTRACT- where time,
talent, energy are exchanged for
wages, hours and reasonable working
conditions.
PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACT the
conditions of each employees
psychological involvement-both
contributions and expectations- with
the social system
The Result of the Psychological
Contract & The Economic Employee:
Contract If expectations are
met:
Employee: Job satisfaction
Expected High performance
Gains Psychological Loyalty
Intended Contract If not:
Contributions The opposite

Employer:
Employer: If expectations are met:
Expected Employee retention
Gains Economic Possible promotion
Rewards Contract If not:
offered Corrective
Action;discipline
Possible separation
Psychological contract builds upon
the concept of exchange theory
Whenever a continuing relationship
exists between two parties, each person
regularly examines the rewards and
costs of that interaction. In order to
remain positively attracted to the
relationship, both parties must believe
that a net positive ratio (rewards to
costs) exists from their perspective.
Social Culture
 Social Culture
An environment of human-created
beliefs, customs, knowledge and
practices

SOCIAL- is the behaviour of people

when they act in accordance with the
expectations of others
CULTURE-is the conventional
behavior of her society and it
influences all her actions even though
it seldom enters her conscious
thoughts
Culture differences
Some of the ways in which culture differ
includes:
Patterns of decision making
Respect for authority
Treatment for females
Accepted leadership styles
**Managers must know
Cultural
Diversity
Cultural Diversity

Job related- Non job related-

(organizationally (arise primarily from individuals
created) personal background)

Types of work Ethnicity

Rank Culture
Socioeconomic
Physical
proximity to one Sex
another
race
Culture Diversity
Differences need to be recognized,
acknowledged, appreciated, and used
to collective advantage.

***
Culture adaptable
Culture dependent
Social Culture
Values
Social Culture Values
Work ethics Social Responsibility

Views work as very Is the recognition that

important thing in organizations have
life significant influence on
the social system and that
Views work as a influence must be
desirable goal properly considered and
Likes work and is balanced in all
satisfied with it organizational actions.
Work Ethics Declination
1. The proportion 2. The general level
of employees of the work ethic
having strong has declined
work ethic gradually over
varies sharply many decades.
among sample
groups
Role
What is a role?
Role
is a pattern of expected actions
It reflects a persons position with its
accompanying
Rights and obligations
Power and responsibility

Function of Role in Social System:

To anticipate others behavior

Figure 4.2 Each employee
performs many roles
A leader An adviser A staff person

A Committee A specialist A golfer

chairperson

A follower A worker A club

president
A stockholder A consumer An accountant

A spouse A subordinate A student

A parent A musician And more!!

Things to know
Role Perception
Role Flexibility
Role conflict
Role ambiguity
Importance of mentorship program
Status
Status is social rank!!!
The amount of the recognition, honor,
esteem, and acceptance given to a
person

Terms to remember
Status System/hierarchy
Status anxiety
Status deprivation
 Status Relationship
(Effect of Status)
High status people
More influential
Received more privileges
More participative in group
activities
Interact more
Opportunities for a better role in an
organization
Status Symbols
are the visible, external things that attach to
a person or workplace and serve as evidence
of social rank
are most in evidence among different levels
of managers
Typical Symbols of Status
Furniture
Interior decorations
Location of workplace
Facilities at workplace
Quality and newness of equipment
used
Typical Symbols of Status
Type of clothes normally worn
Privileges given
Job title or organizational level
Employees
Degree of financial discretion
Organizational membership
Sources of Status
Persons abilities
Job skills
Type of work also
Amount of pay
Seniority
Age
stock options
Organizational
Culture
What is it?
Organizational Culture
set of shared values and norms that
characterise a particular organization
organizational culture is a set of shared
mental assumptions that guide
interpretation and action in organizations by
defining appropriate behavior for various
situations. (Ravasi and Schultz (2006) )
Importance of OC
Gives an organizational identity to employee
Provides a sense of security to its members
Helps newer employees interpret what goes
on inside the organization
Helps stimulate employees enthusiasm for
their tasks
Characteristics of Cultures
Distinctive Integrated
Stable Accepted
Implicit A reflection of
top management
Symbolic
Subcultures
No one type is
best Of varying
strength
Communicating and Changing
Culture
People are generally more willing to
adapt and learn when they want to
please others, gain approval and learn
about their new work environment.
Socialization affects employees
Individualization affects the
organization
 Four Combinations of Socialization
and Individualization
High

Creative
Conformity Individualism
Socialization
(Impact of
organizational
culture on employee
acceptance of
norms) Isolation Rebellion

Low
Low Individualization High
(Impact of employee on
organizational culture deviation
from norms)
References
Newstrom 12th edition
Wikipedia
Merriam online dictionary
http://ph.news.yahoo.com/company-
culture-giving-032710984--finance.html
Synthesis
Life is a series of natural and
spontaneous changes. Don't resist
them; that only creates sorrow. Let
reality be reality. Let things flow
naturally forward in whatever way
they like.

Lao Tzu
Thank you for
the time
MAY GOD BLESS US ALL