Organizational culture and its impact on organizational efficiency

This paper deals with the analysis of organizational culture in a pharmaceutical company. At the beginning the term culture is defined and the concept of organizational culture is introduced, which is the central theme of the whole thesis. Next, the elements of organizational culture that create its content and determine its strength are presented. Once the key concepts are properly understood, a study is presented to give a better idea, which is set in the context of examining organizational subcultures and their functioning in an organization. Subsequently, the paper explains how an organizational culture diagnosis can be done and what it entails. Attention is drawn to models based on the concepts of Cameron and Quinn. The different cultural profiles are introduced. The main part of the thesis concerns the self-diagnosis of organizational culture, combining both theoretical and practical aspects. Research has been conducted that focuses on specific departments of the organization. This implies that the thesis will reflect more on a particular subculture than the overall culture of the organization. Through the proven OCAI methodology, the cultural profiles and results of the entire research have been presented. The thesis concludes by discussing the results and evaluating the overall diagnosis..