Prospects of Developing Corporate Culture of Civil Service

Abstract

As a rule to shape culture executives would use traditional principles of management typical of companies of the 20th century, they build relations with a high distance of authority and leave no space for creativity, flexibility and independence of personnel. This type of culture is alien to employees, it does not meet today’s requirements and at the same time it hinders the development of the executive himself/herself. Present day challenges need both new technologies and innovation and transformation of corporate culture into flexible adaptive system, which proves management with an opportunity to interact with the team in a more effective way. The article researches characteristics of bureaucratic culture typical of today’s state and municipal enterprises. In the structure of corporate culture the author shows the role of artifacts, declared values basic ideas, business ethics and standardization level. Missions and values of state-owned companies were assessed and advantages and drawbacks of their corporate culture were shown. As a result of the research the author put forward a model of corporate culture elements appropriate for the present day state-owned company. This article will be useful for executives of state and municipal organizations, as well as specialists dealing with the development of corporate culture in the state sector.

Keywords

• culture
• management
• executive
• values
• mission