RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMPLOYEE PERSONALITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
There is a strong relationship between the employee personality and the organization culture. Interestingly, it has been revealed that the personality of the employee makes the culture of the company, the employee has to behave in a certain way in the company, and it seems the glimpse of the organization culture. Several personality traits such as learning mode, competitiveness, behavior, and motivation integrate with the culture of the company. If the management of the company wants to shape the culture, which aligns with the ethical business values, the ethical behavior of the employee is a powerful source to shape this culture. Similarly, regarding motivation, the company facility employee to enhance the motivation and it shapes the pertinent culture.
PERSONALITY TRAITS AND INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS TO ORGANIZATIONAL FIT
The organizational fit refers to the compatibility between the organization and its employees. Some contemporary personality traits among employees are emotional maturity, trust, sociability, energy, and assurance. It seems necessary for an employee to depict emotional maturity to support the business process in the mature stage. Moreover, when I was working in a retail chain, I depicted the level of trust. The company delegated the decision-making process to employees, and I had to maintain the trust accordingly. On the other hand, the individual characteristic such as self-efficacy, cognition, learning, orientation, and interest is to be aligned with the organizational environment. For Instance, if the employee is keen to learn different things and uses its cognition to make different decisions, it seems the organizational fit, as the interest and cognition of the company are quite aligned.
DIFFERENT LEVELS OF CULTURES
There are different levels of culture, and these levels create an impact on the business process or the environment. Individual, organizational, and national culture are some prominent levels.
Individual Cultural Values
The individual cultural values are behavior, norms, traditions, and religion. These cultural values are generally accepted in different societies. An individual, living in the particular society, will contain the local values, which is to be called an individual culture. In an organization, these individual cultural values do not create an impact on performance. However, the corporate culture is not to be contradicted with the individual culture.
Organizational Culture
The organization or corporate culture is quite different from the individual culture. Despite having different individual values, the management has to shape the culture, which can generally be accepted to meet the goals and objectives of the company. People have to behave in the company in a certain manner according to expectations. Values, beliefs, and assumptions in the company are some key cultural values, which are to be adopted by the employee. I was a part of an organization in which employee behavior was the main focus. Interestingly, it was part of the culture, and being a responsible employee, I was assertive to adopt this value. In an organization, the employee has to separate the corporate cultural values of the individual culture values.
National Culture
The national culture is quite different from the individual and corporate culture. Behavior, beliefs, customers, and norms are part of the national culture. This level of the culture can be depicted at the macro level, as all values are collectively accepted. Thus, when an organization makes an entry in the country, the management makes different strategies and business processes according to the national culture. The integration of different organizations with this level of culture is beneficial, as it can enable a strong existence in the country for the long run. In the business strategy and picky making process, all three levels of culture are to be considered to make better decisions.
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