These are collective beliefs, assumptions, and feelings about what things are good, normal, rational, valuable, etc.

To accentuate these core values, leaders emphasize:

The assignment of decision-making responsibility to an individual.

The general desire or willingness of someone to do something.

Characterized by a creative environment.

Acquiring firm imposes its culture on unwilling acquired firm.

Abbreviate BANI

Programmed routines (conducting meetings, employee forums, x-mass party, etc.)

Figure who exemplifies character and deed (founders as Tom Watson of IBM, Bill Gates of Microsoft, etc.)

Paul Marciano Modern Motivation Theory

Merging companies remain separate with their own culture.

Acquired company embraces acquiring firm’s culture.

Both cultures combined into a new composite culture.

Abbreviate CVF

Espouses a reorientation in the organization to 3 values:

Abbreviate NUWHRAIN

Ken Blanchard Modern Motivation Theory

Neuro Leadership, David Rock Modern Motivation Theory

Characterized by a collaborating environment and typified by a friendly workplace.

Part of “due diligence” in merger.

Another way to make a job enjoyable is to eliminate or minimize the things that make it uninteresting or unpleasant.

No algorithm exists for it, you have to experiment the possibilities and devise a novel solution.

You follow a set of established instructions down single pathway to one conclusion.

Daniel Pink Modern Motivation Theory

A system of meaning shared by the organization’s members.

Starbucks

Characterized by a controlling environment, formalized & structured workplace, procedures and controls govern what people do.

Planned activities for the audience (awarding ceremonies, etc.)

Characterized by a competing environment.

Employees as those who are involved in and enthusiastic about their work and workplace.

Abbreviate VUCA