Recognizing Organizational Culture in Polynar Company Based on Denison Model (A case study)

Subject Areas : Business Management

Soleyman Iran Zadeh ¹ , Mohsen Mahmoudi them ²

1 - Academic Member (Associate Professor) Industrial Management Group, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
2 - master of industrial Management

Received: 2010-04-24 Accepted : 2010-11-21 Published : 2010-12-22

Keywords: Organizational Culture, involvement, Adaptability, Denison model, mission, consistency, Cultural features,

Abstract :

Denison organization culture survey functions as a device for Collecting information and enables managers firstly to compare different sections and workgroups with each other, secondly, to prioritize problems, and thirdly, to identify employees' perceptions and expectations in order to bridge the gap between the present condition and the optimal condition. In this research, in order to get familiar with the organizational culture of Polynar Company, Denison Model, which is relatively newer and more complete, has been used. This model, which has been designed by Daniel Denison following his voluminous studies, evaluates organizational culture based on four dimensions, i.e., involvement, consistency, adaptability, and mission. In order to assess each of the four mentioned dimensions, three indices have been defined. In order to collect data, a questionnaire was used. After specifying the statistical population and selecting the sample, the questionnaire was distributed among three departments- administrative, operation, and quality control. Finally, after collecting and analyzing the obtained data, the profile of the organizational culture of Polynar Company was drawn based on Denison Model, which illustrates the cultural situation of the company. According to the model, Polynar Company stands at an average or higher than average level in all the four dimensions. However, it requires improvement regarding some indices such as coordination and integrity, objectives and goals, customer orientation and expansion of capabilities.

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