EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CORPORATE CULTURE AND BEHAVIOUR

Cultural mapping approaches as originated by Hofstede have become important to understanding the nature and impact of cultures. An exploration of cultural mapping is made, and how this has led to empirical studies is indicated. The Hofstede et al study on the manifestation of corporate culture is considered, and related in brief to the knowledge cybernetics schema, which represents a "holonic" view of the autonomous organisation that sees it as a whole rather than as a set of parts. Some limitations of the Hofstede et al findings as a manifestation of culture are also briefly explored within this context.