THE IMPACT OF CULTURE
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No two organisations are the same, and each has its own unique cultural profile.
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The extent to which workers can make a meaningful contribution to an organisation depends not only on the employee’s knowledge and skills, but also on working within a culture that seeks to maximise the value of the worker’s unique contributions
Further emphasising the point, 73% of workers in dynamic and 76% in collaborative workplaces feel free to be themselves at work, compared to 59% overall, 46% in hierarchical organisations and 49% in competitive ones. Finally, it is important to note that differences in organisational culture are reflected in hiring policies, with collaborative and dynamic organisations generally more disposed towards embracing EDI. For example, 79% of dynamic companies and 78% of collaborative ones are at least sometimes actively seeking to employ people from a range of ethnicities, compared to 70% of competitive employers and 69% of hierarchical ones.
Our research found that organisational culture has a major impact on worker attitudes. For example, only 35% of workers in hierarchical organisations feel everyone is recognised fairly for their contributions, compared to 54% overall and 72% of those in collaborative or dynamic environments. Such perceptions appear to colour team interactions, with only 35% of people in hierarchical cultures viewing disagreements as contributing to group perspectives and better outcomes. This compares to 48% overall, 50% in competitive settings, 59% in collaborative ones and 67% in dynamic ones. Organisational culture also has a visible impact on how employees feel they are perceived. For example, workers with invisible physical or mental health impairments are significantly less likely to feel valued as a person, not just an employee, within hierarchical or competitive cultures. Similarly, only 42% of employees in hierarchical institutions and 45% in competitive ones believe their workplaces reflect employee values, whereas these scores rise to 74% in collaborative environments, 75% in dynamic ones and 56% overall.
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Exhibit 2: Percentage of workers agreeing that everyone in their workplace is recognised fairly for their contribution, split by company culture Source: Newton research.
Exhibit 3: Percentage of workers agreeing that their workplace reflects employee values, split by company culture Source: Newton research.
Exhibit 4: Percentage of workers agreeing that they have the freedom to authentically express themselves at work, split by company culture Source: Newton research.
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