The influence of culture in international organizations

• Autor(a) principal: Pereira, Cláudia Sofia Morais
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10071/17896
• topic: Organizational culture; Leadership; Adaptation; Knowledge management; Cultura organizacional; Liderança; Gestão do conhecimento

The numerous amount of studies that have been done through the years within the field of culture and, specifically organizational culture, says a lot regarding the important of the matter in organizations. Nowadays, it seems more and more important to demystify the concept of culture, so that organizations, especially those operating worldwide, may take the most advantage possible from it, in order to have satisfied employees, satisfied managers and satisfied investors. The objective of this study is to help understanding, from theory to practice, why and how important culture is for an international organization, how important it is for an international organization to have a common culture and to adapt and change it, the importance of knowledge management and, lastly, the role of the leader as influencer of culture and transmitter of culture top-to-bottom.