Organizational Culture And Values

Culture is the pattern of assumptions that has been invented, and developed in ways of coping with both internal and external factors, and considered valid to be taught to new members as the way to perceive, and think in relations to issues. Organizational culture is an important set of values shared by the members of a company. It is the collective behavior of the people and their assumption, perception, and feelings about the organization. Culture is also comprised of values, vision, symbols, system, beliefs, and the reactions of people that are directly affected by these values. Internal level determines the employee behavior and how their interaction affects, internal staff, clients and people on the outside. The organizational perceptions can also be how the thinking and feelings affects people in relating with other individuals, and groups that dictate the higher performance.

Kimberly-Clark’s culture and values are placed on authenticity, accountability, and innovation and caring. “The values of authentic, accountable, innovative and caring describe how we work with and are judged by our consumers, business partners, investors and each other” ("Values," 2001-2014, para. 1). At KC, they believe in being honest, courageously doing the right thing, taking ownership, being committed to ideas, and respectful and caring of each other in the places they live and work. The culture this organization has grown accustomed to include: live well programs, employee assistance programs, health and safety, training, and awards within the organizations. Employees are considered the most important resource to the organization, and to sustain the culture the organization continually develops rewards and retains this resource.

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...tion, or background. We believe in nurturing talent and engaging all employees in the effort to make a difference for our customers and communities. We want to recruit and retain top talent by insuring that training opportunities exist and that barriers to success are removed. ("Employee Diversity," 2001-2014)

Kimberly-Clark brings diversity and individuality together in valuing contributions from thousands of their employees from around the globe. They believe in innovations, caring, and involving everyone in building the culture of engagement that is the driving force of KC. Their most important resource, the employees are valued for their input, and their growth involves training, coaching, mentoring by the management. The culture is highly dependent on team work that helps individuals grow and receive positive recognition thereby helping the organization thrive.