Cultural Web Concept or Paradigm of an Organization

Question: Write an essay on Cultural web. Answer: Cultural web is the demonstration of taken for granted concept or paradigm of an organization It shows the cultural web of any organization. The routine and rituals refers to the way things are done internally and externally to the organization. The stories are the one told as history and the symbols refers to companys logos. The power structures are associated with the organization beliefs and control system refers to the manner of monitoring. Lastly, organizational structure shows whether it is hierarchical or decentralised structure (Sulkowski 2014). The La Trobe University is a Multi-campus research University in Australia. The organizational structure of La Trobe is hierarchical with the Chancellor and Registrar at the top and directors and Professors at the bottom. The control system of La Trobe is designed through rules and regulation towards the management of the students, staffs, admission and educational process. Internal audit is done periodically for effective maintenance of records. The routine and rituals of La Trobe University refers to the different course structures that are defined on routine basis and the rituals for admissions procedures that are followed. This routine and rituals need to be changed periodically with the changing requirement for the educational growth of the country. The control system cannot be changed frequently and should be deep rooted to the structure of the organization for the growth and development of the University. Other part of paradigm, like stories, symbols and power systems are gene rally taken as per the system and are hardly subject to changes (Currie and Mace 2014). References Currie, T.E. and Mace, R., 2014. Evolution of cultural traits occurs at similar relative rates in different world regions. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences, 281(1795), p.20141622. Sulkowski, L., 2014. From Fundamentalistic to Pluralistic Epistemology of Organizational Culture. Tamara Journal of Critical Organisation Inquiry, 12(4), p.59.