Shaping Organizational Culture: Understanding and Influencing Workplace Behavior

Editor: Jaspreet Kaur

Shaping Organizational Culture: Understanding and Influencing Workplace Behavior

ISBN: 979-8-89881-646-9
eISBN: 979-8-89881-645-2 (Online)

Introduction

Shaping Organisational Culture explores the vital role of organisational culture in shaping individual and collective attitudes, behaviours, and performance within modern workplaces. Positioned within the fields of Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management, the book examines how values, beliefs, leadership, communication, and power dynamics influence workplace culture and organisational effectiveness.

The book begins with foundational concepts and theories of organisational culture before progressing to topics such as leadership, motivation, employee engagement, diversity and inclusion, communication, and cultural change management. It also addresses contemporary workplace challenges, including toxic cultures, technological transformation, and evolving workforce expectations. Through practical tools, case studies, and culture assessment strategies, the book bridges theoretical understanding with real-world organisational practice.


Key Features

  • - Comprehensive coverage of organisational culture and workplace behaviour.
  • - Integrates theory with practical tools and case-based learning.
  • - Discussions on leadership, communication, motivation, and engagement.
  • - Strategic insights into diversity, inclusion, toxic workplaces, and cultural transformation for diagnosing and managing organisational culture change.

Target Readership :

Researchers, academics, postgraduate students and professionals in organisational behaviour, human resource management, business management, and workplace development.

Preface

This book, Shaping Organizational Culture: Understanding and Influencing Workplace Behavior, focuses on how the culture of a workplace affects the way people behave, perform, and feel at work. In today’s world, where technology, leadership styles, and employee expectations are continuously changing, it is important to understand what shapes organizational culture and how it can be improved.

The book covers a variety of topics such as leadership, communication, employee behavior, digital transformation, and cultural differences across industries. It also discusses problems like toxic leadership and poor work culture, while highlighting positive trends and future directions in workplace culture.

Our aim is to help readers, whether they are students, researchers, teachers, or professionals, gain insights into the factors that influence organizational culture. Each chapter has been written to offer useful knowledge that can be applied in real-life workplaces.

I would like to thank all the contributors for sharing their valuable work and ideas. I hope this book will be a helpful guide for anyone interested in making organizations better places to work.

Jaspreet Kaur
University School of Business
Chandigarh University, Mohali
Punjab, India