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Organizational Dimension
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Monocultural
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Transitional
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Multicultural
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MISSION
The
purpose and reason for being of the organization
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Exclusive
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Non-committal
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Inclusive
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INFORMAL
SYSTEMS
The
unwritten ways of doing things in the organization.
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Unwritten rules
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Written rules as policies
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Flexible policies
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CULTURE
& LANGUAGE
The
social climate created by the values and practices that
guide how and why people behave in certain ways in the organization.
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Monolingual
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Dominant language
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Bi- or multi-lingual
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RELATIONS
and INTERACTIONS
The
ways people interact with each other in the organization.
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Rigid
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Guarded
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Risk taking
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ORGANIZATIONAL
DYNAMICS OF DIFFERENCE
The
expected behavior of and towards others who are different.
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Assimilation
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Accommodation
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Negotiation
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LEADERSHIP
The
style, expectations, and behaviors of actors in key positions.
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Paternalistic
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Bureaucratic or visionary
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Shared
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ENVIRONMENT
The
understanding of and relation with the external world.
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Exploitation
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Convenience
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Mutually beneficial
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NUMBERS
and REPRESENTATION
The
actual numbers and locations of people who are different
in the organization.
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Tokens
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Glass and other ceilings
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Representation at all levels
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STRUCTURE
The
overall design, division of work, and ordering of jobs in
the organization.
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Pyramidal
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Matrix
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Self-managed
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SYSTEMS
and POLICIES
The
written rules and technologies used to manage and do the
work of the organization.
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Word of mouth
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Formal and discretionary
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Open and flexible
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