Norwegian organisational culture. A case study from a Norwegian organisation

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https://doi.org/10.18559/ref.2020.4.1

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organisational culture, dominant type of culture, questionnaire survey, enterprise, Norway

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This paper presents the concept of organisational culture, with a particular emphasis on Norwegian organisational culture. It explains why organisational culture plays an important role in an organisation’s success and features the main determinants of Norwegian organisational culture which distinguish it from other organisational cultures and support the coherent functioning of the organisation. The assessment of Norwegian organisational culture showed that Norwegian organisations are dominated by a clan-like culture, also showing the features of female culture, and thus based on trust, cooperation and compliance of goals. The research carried out for the purposes of this study showed the compliance of the cultural profile of the studied enterprise with the profile of Norwegian organisational culture – the responses of the employees of the Beta Hotel allow us to draw conclusions that the company is also dominated by the clan culture and features of female organisational culture. The results of the study show that employees of an organisation identify with their internal system of values, which may translate into the effectiveness of their work and social relations, and, as a result, the success of the organisation.

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2021-03-14

How to Cite

Mielniczuk, H. (2021). Norwegian organisational culture. A case study from a Norwegian organisation. Research Papers in Economics and Finance, 4(4), 7–14. https://doi.org/10.18559/ref.2020.4.1

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