Wek 6- Functionalist Perspective

The text book says that the perspective on culture is sometimes described as something an organization has, as a tool that functions to accomplish objectives. I also agree with the text book when it says that the most essential function of leadership is "manipulation of culture." This is so true, the leader has to be such that he shapes the organizations such that the goals, mission, vision, objectives, structure etc are all very clear. He is the one who can make an organization a robust organization by making all of the above mentioned very clear and well defined. I believe it is also in the hands of the leader to mold his/her workforce to adapt change. The principals and culture in the organization should be such that the work force should not have rigidity towards changes, the attitude of the top management should also focus on building an environment that is capable of changing. I am stressing on cultural change as I believe that cultural changes are not very easy to adapt and at the same time inevitable.