Define and clarify the organizational values that determine how people will behave internally and externally.

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In a trying time, the actions and reactions of a leader reveal his or her personal and organizational values to the world.

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Just as the interviewer has a responsibility to ensure the new hire will be a good fit for the culture and organizational values, the job seeker should ask about the culture and climate of the workplace to determine for themselves the same question.

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In it, he defined eight characteristics of excellent companies: a bias for action, staying close to the customer, autonomy and entrepreneurship, productivity through people, clear and compelling organizational values, focusing on what you do best, operating with a lean staff, and finding a balance between having enough structure without getting stuck in it.

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An insurgency describes actions that, while not directly authorized by policy, are motivated by shared organizational and societal values.

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The district has an unusual flat and decentralized organizational structure for its size and a culture that values entrepreneurial risk taking.

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Most organizational cultures, or understandings of what a company values and how things are done, are established by top management and cascade throughout the company.

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