Chapter 10 reaction

     This chapter was about the organizational culture. It defined that the organizational culture as “the collective programming of the mind that distinguishes the members of one organization from others (pp. 344),” while culture is “the collective programming of the mind that distinguishes the members of one group or category of people from others (pp. 344).” Organizational culture is maintained by not only people in the organization but also people who involves in the organization, such as suppliers and customers. It also explains that national culture impacts the response toward the strong organizational culture of people.

     I think this chapter helps students who starts their job hunting or people who is looking for a job. I agree with the idea that organizational culture is more superficial than the culture. The author claims that “organizational cultures are acquired when we enter a work organization or not-so-young adults, with our values firmly in place (pp. 346).” In a sense, it is easier for people to adjust themselves to the organizational culture than live somewhere whose culture is totally different from their home. However, according to some of my friends who is working for the human resource department, organizational culture is very important. They told me that it is important for them to hire a candidate not only who have good skills and competent but also who match with the organizational culture of the company. The reason is that people can perform better in the company whose organizational culture match with their personality, which benefits the company as well as the mind of the people.