Dimensions of organizational culture in multinational enterprises

Abstract

Organizational culture is a consequence of the limitations of rational methods in interpreting organizational reality. The subject of this paper is to analyze different dimensions of organizational culture, with special emphasis on multinational companies. After a detailed overview of the available literature, the dimensions of the organizational culture were tested on a sample of 200 manufacturing companies that are part of the supply chain of a large multinational company. According to the results of the conducted empirical research, the dominant dimensions of organizational culture are risk management, developed communication in the organization, setting measurable objectives and tasks, possessing a developed formalized system of procedures and their use, applying reward system, solving conflicts in the organization, investing in knowledge and competence of employees and their regular improvement and development.

Keywords

• organizational culture
• dimensions
• multinational enterprises