Royal Canadian Mounted Police BSAD 261:11 December 6 th, 2010.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
BSAD 261:11December 6th, 2010
Introduction
Power & Organizational Culture
Motivation
Overview of RCMP
POWER
Three-Dimensional Model
Luke’s definition◦The management of meaning and the ability to
create reality ◦Changing the way you think, silencing conflict
and making it impossible to contest
Implications with RCMP
Devolution to two-dimensional model?
Sources of Power
Reward
Hierarchy
Expert
Resistance
Tightly knitted culture, hard to change.
More vulnerable when change is undertaken
Employees change weary
Empowerment becomes misunderstood
Organizational Culture
Values
HonestyIntegrityProfessionalismCompassionAccountabilityRespect
Structure
Role Culture◦Bureaucratic Structure
HierarchyMechanistic Structure
◦Complex◦Formalized◦Centralized
Symbols
“Symbolism pertains to the visible signs and artifacts that have a particular meaning that is associated with the organization.”
UniformsMusical RideCrown Victoria