S/M/182. The Effect of Culture on Teams and Working Practices

This paper has been written for a Masters level Organisational Behaviour assignment. The report investigates problems caused by the role culture and rigid hierarchy at a post graduate College, examining evidence of this by way of questionnaires and the analysis of results. An evaluation has been made to define and explore the type of organisational culture, aided by appropriate theory and diagrams. The report continues, by examining how teams and working practices are affected, through clearly defined patterns of behaviour by administrative and tutorial staff, and how creativity and innovation can be stifled within a role culture.