Organisational cultures.

... Organisational cultures The culture of an organisation is the collective total of believes shared by employees in the business. It refers to a way of conducting work within the organisation, and is based on traditions, past history, communication network, employee behaviour, the environment of the organization and the status symbols that it uses. The individual employer is able to influence the culture by adhering or not to company rules, as well as adding their own individuality to the culture. All organizations have a culture and part of the manager's role is to look after that culture, nurturing and encouraging alteration to it when necessary, if this role is not carried out, damage to the organization may occur. The result could be deterioration in the company's reputation. The maintenance of an acceptable organizational culture is therefore an important managerial concern. Power culture The leader holds power within the organization. It is the leader

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