SESSION 17 | ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PROs AND CONs
Organizational culture played key roles in two events of the 20th century, separated by 21 years. Watch both videos
"... the mechanism by which intelligence "signals" are sorted from background "noise" are neither uniform, entirely rational or random,
but are instead functions of the culture and identity of the analytic unit"
1941
1962
Two classic studies of the role of organizational culture in decision making
This is a draft article written by one of the fellows I accompanied in France in September.
Read the article while thinking about the impact of organizational culture, in both the French and American armies, in 1918.
things we'll talk about
things we'll talk about
using Wohlstetter and Allison as examples, we'll reflect on the benefits and disadvantages of organizational culture
why is an organizational culture necessary?
does it help organizations orient their goals and prioritize?
does it make organizations vulnerable to stagnation?
think of companies and organizations that refused to change their organizational culture and suffered as a result
