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CORPORATE CULTURE

UNIT 3

Management: Art or Science?

Examination topic

1. Introduction

2. Definition(s) of management

3. Schools of management

4. Taylor's, Fayol's, Drucker's contributions to management

5. Modern approach(es) to management

6. Functions and principles of management

7. Management: art or science?

8. Conclusion

Every company has its own language, its own version of its own history (its myths), and its own heroes and villains (its legends), both historical and contemporary.

1. What is culture, do you think?

2. Choose the four factors below which you consider are the most significant in creating a culture: climate, institutions, ideas and beliefs, cuisine, language, arts, religion, geography, social customs and traditions, historical events, ceremonies and festivals. Explain your choice.

3. What is corporate culture? Why is it of importance?

4. What influence does corporate culture have on the behavior patterns of a firm's workforce?

5. Can employees have an effect on corporate culture? In what way?

6. What impact does a country's cultural environment have on creating a company's culture?

7. The Japanese spend $40 billion a year on corporate hospitality. In what ways can entertaining clients and colleagues be good for business?

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