Organisational Culture Issues
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Common organizational culture issues can include ambiguity, poor communication, and
inconsistency. These can contribute to the experience of a unpleasant workplace, which can
make workers less loyal and may contribute to issues like harassment, bullying, and high
turnover. Companies with concerns about their structure and organization can use outside
consultants to get a fresh look at their culture, and may also want to consider the use of
employee evaluations to get feedback from their personnel. These tools can help companies
identify and address problems with organizational culture.
Ambiguity
Ambiguity is a common issue. Employees may not understand what is expected of them, or
could feel as though stated policies are in conflict with actual practices. For example, workplace
policies may state that management supports a healthy work-life balance, but the company
may only promote single people who are willing to work long hours without complaint. The
stated claim is that the company is family friendly, but in reality, this is not the case.
Inconsistency
Inconsistency can be another contributor to organizational culture problems. Employees may
feel like policies are not applied evenly and fairly; managers may not be penalized for activity
employees would expect to see punished, for example. Companies may also be inconsistent
across departments, which can contribute to the development of bitterness.
Poor Communication
Poor communication is another common problem with organizational culture at companies of
all sizes. Employees may not communicate well with each other and could feel uncomfortable
about approaching supervisors with ideas, suggestions, and concerns.
Differences in priorities
Employees may feel that a company focuses too much on income and pushes them to work
long hours, foregoing rights like breaks and overtime. Some companies have an organizational
culture of guilt that forces employees to go too far themselves to get work done. This can
create reaction as resentful employees take out their anger about the organizational culture on
each other or clients.
Poor Leadership
Poor leadership can be another issue. Employees may have trouble following people they do
not respect, or taking orders from supervisors who do not appear to know what they are doing.
If leadership is weak, inconsistent, or disreputable, it can contribute to organizational culture
problems.
Prof. A. R. Somroo
Department of Education
Govt. Emerson College, Multan
