Atkinson cited Mullins, 1999 explains organisational culture as 'reflecting the underlying assumptions about the way work is performed; what is "acceptable and not acceptable". This forms the basis for defining organisational culture. My objective is to understand more thoroughly the term organisational culture by considering the main types of cultures within organisations and its influences in order to determine the importance of an understanding of the concept. Culture generally plays an important role in our daily lives and organisational culture in turn plays an important role in the way an organisation functions, it has been defined as having " a...
as each organisation has a unique culture and in many cases a mix of cultures working together. For this reason the framework outlined by Harrison, Handy, Deal and Kennedy about the different types of organisational cultures are an important way to help a manager to understand the type of situation he or she is dealing with. However for a manager to be completely effective they must have experience within the organisation and experience its culture in order to fully understand it, in turn this will help the managers to be better equipped in carrying out their professional role.