Systematic review of the conceptions of organizational culture

Abstract

Introduction: The different conceptions of organizational culture have been developed in recent decades. Depending on these, intervention strategies are proposed, developed and evaluated with the aim of improving the well-being of the members that make them up. Objective: To describe the conceptions of organizational culture in the publications of the EBSCO host database over the last six years. Materials and methods: A descriptive systematic review of 71 articles published in the database EBSCO host from 2012 to 2017 was made. Results: 110 definitions of organizational culture were identified, which were classified into five subcategories: organizational values and beliefs, organizational attitude, organizational identity, business and organizational learning. Conclusions: The organizational culture is understood from different conceptions, thus envisioning the development and academic contribution that this thematic has had.

Keywords

• Organizational culture
• systematic review
• values
• beliefs