Corporate Culture refers to the shared beliefs and values of people within an organisation. It can have an impact on the way team members interact with each other and with management.

Managers may try to influence culture through the way in which they recruit and give autonomy to staff. Recruiting staff based on how they would fit in with the existing culture is a common factor when choosing staff in more team based corporate cultures. More traditional organisations may attempt to maintain a more formal culture through set tasks, working hours, dress codes and ways of addressing senior staff.

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