ANÁLISIS DEL CONCEPTO DE CULTURA ORGANIZACIONAL Y LA RELEVANCIA DE LA ADMINISTRACIÓN POR VALORES COMO HERRAMIENTAS PARA GESTIONAR EL CAMBIO.

Abstract

By performing a literature review, this work explores multiple definitions of Organizational Culture, by relating those definitions with concepts such as leadership, power, conflict and conflict management, organizational change and administrative paradigms, in order to match with the Administration by Values conception. Administration by Values is understood as a contemporary tool that allows managing necessary organizational change initiatives. It concludes by emphasizing the relationship between organizational change and culture, when analyzing the effects of culture in management styles change, the exercise of power and the consequent effects on conflict resolution. It establishes that values are an appropriate starting point for understanding and implementing organizational change processes. Finally, it draws attention to the need for empirical studies to confirm the applicability of the statements of the theoretical constructs in Ecuadorian companies