| Organizational culture is the most fundamental | | | | Summarizing, the novel ‘The Color Purple’ |
| element of the collective work. It includes the | | | | written by Alice Walker is a book, which discusses |
| attitudes, beliefs, experience and values of the | | | | such themes as power, influence, decision making, |
| company or family. Hill & Jones (2001, p. 34) give the | | | | and organizational culture in the life of the black |
| definition of organizational culture. They determine it | | | | women in the beginning of the 20th century. Besides, |
| as ‘the specific collection of values and norms | | | | the paper gives a deep look inside the book, |
| that are shared by people and groups in an | | | | stressing gender roles in the early 20th century. |
| organization and that control the way they interact | | | | ‘The Color Purple’ is the echo of the slavery |
| with each other and with stakeholders outside the | | | | time. The African-American theorist and writer Gloria |
| organization. Organizational values are beliefs and | | | | Watkins points out that ‘The Color Purple’ is |
| ideas about what kinds of goals members of an | | | | a parody of the tradition of the ‘slave |
| organization should pursue and ideas about the | | | | narrative’ – stories written by male and |
| appropriate kinds or standards of behavior | | | | female former slaves about their experiences under |
| organizational members should use to achieve these | | | | slavery. Some slave narratives were collected among |
| goals. From organizational values develop | | | | former slaves in the 1930s by the Works Progress |
| organizational norms, guidelines or expectations that | | | | Administration, a New Deal project in the Southern |
| prescribe appropriate kinds of behavior by employees | | | | United States. This powerful literary tradition is |
| in particular situations and control the behavior of | | | | characterized by Frederick Douglass’s ‘The |
| organizational members towards one another’. | | | | Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, An |
| The basics of organizational culture can be found in a | | | | American Slave’ (1845), Linda Brent's |
| family of Celie. However, Celie’s stepfather is not | | | | ‘Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl’, and |
| a ‘good leader’ who organizes the family | | | | many others.’ (4) |
| and shares the attitudes, beliefs, experience and | | | | The article was produced by the writer of |
| values for its healthy existence. In ‘The Color | | | | Essay-Paper.net. Olivia Hunt is a 4-years experienced |
| Purple’ the reader understands that there is the | | | | freelance writer of Paper Writing Writing Service. |
| tradition of woman’s humiliation and the tradition | | | | Contact her to get college essay writing and custom |
| of a ‘man’ who is dominant in the family. | | | | essay writing tips. |