What is a corporate culture?
A culture forms any time a group of people meets to work together and in the case of corporate culture, it forms when business team forms. The culture has two components. The first is that all individuals have expectations how everyone should behave when they come together as a group and second, there is a set of rules which dictates the ranges of acceptable behaviors when the group is together.
Putting it simple, the corporate culture can be described as the personality of the organization . The culture also guides the employees, their thoughts, acts and feelings and vice versa. Company’s culture can be stated in the mission statement, decoration, employee outfits, titles and similar.
Why is corporate culture important for Human resource Managers and prospect employees? Because the so called employee-employer fit in terms of culture is very important: how well the employee "fits" the culture very often makes the difference between a successful and an unsuccessful hire. The employee-employer fit is even more important in start-ups where there are just a few people employed and where wrong decisions can have a huge impact on profitability or even survival.
Employees, owners acting as human resource managers and the corporate culture in small enterprise are connected in many ways :
• The hours of work per day, per week, including options such as flextime and telecommuting.
• The work environment, including how employees interact, the degree of competition, and whether it's a fun or hostile environment - or something in between.
• The dress code, including the accepted styles of attire and things such as casual days.
• The office space, includ ...