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Analysis of Netflix Organizational Nature
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NETFLIX ANALYSIS
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Analysis of Netflix Organizational Nature
The organizational culture of a company can be classified into four levels namely
espoused values, observable artifacts, enacted values, and basic assumptions. Observable
artifacts are aspects of the organization that are complicated to understand but easily discerned
such as processes and structures that can be visualized. Espoused values are strategies or
philosophies that justify organizational goals’ pursuit. Basic assumptions are the hardest to
discern. They are values that the employees take for granted to the extent that they become
assumptions. Enacted values are those norms and values that are clearly stated and preferred by
the company. Watzlawick in his iceberg model, states that at times communication happens
below levels of consciousness. As such, communication is continuous and cannot be avoided
(Watzlawick, Weakland and Fisch, 2011). He explains this in axioms which, to a considerable
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- Fall '14
- Illiad Connally
- Sociology, Organizational studies, The Culture, Paul Watzlawick , Netflix
