The Impact of Culture on Business Organizations

Abstract

Culture is the way of life, belief, attitude, values or norms of group of people or organization. It is the way things are done, carried out by a group of people, society, business organizations alike. Organizations are subset of the society and the culture of the people is a reflection of what is happening in the society. This paper attempts an over view of the meaning of culture from different perspective – international and organizational culture, the relevance of culture to the society and business organization, cultural dynamics, implication of culture on business organizations and finally, conclusion.

Keywords – Culture, Society, Business, Organization and International