Social Trends
Pgs. 134-135
The effect of social trends on organizations serves to demonstrate that organizations are a product of their time. The various trends that are result of world events or predominant social views of the time serve to influence the development of organizational culture. The text provides a clear example of a social trend that influenced many organizations of the past. In the past, “men exerted power over women by defining “real work” as that which was done outside of the home (by men) and “housework” as less worthy of compensation or respect.” That previously mentioned social trend permeated throughout society and formed part of the culture of every smoke filled room, where women were paid unequal wages and sexual harassment was accepted as business as usual. In contrast we see another social trend, the emergence of the civil rights movement, which raised awareness and sometimes even through litigation if necessary insured that organizational cultures respected or at least accepted diversity.
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Hi Andres,
Your observation on the social trends aspect of organizational culture is very interesting. Today we can look back and understand what was the trend at different times. However, it is more difficult to identify and/or understand a trend at current times. What is the trend today?
I think in the near future a lot of people will be classifying things we do now as awkward things of the past. I wonder how many organizations spend time analyzing the present and/or predicting futures. I know some company do that, specially in the technology field, but I have not heard of other types of companies doing the same. What about the public sector?
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