Corporate Culture
The THREE-minute briefing

How culture drives corporate success

There is clear evidence that corporate culture determines business success. It holds the key to performance improvement. It is pivotal in any major change including process reengineering, reorganization and restructuring. Positive or negative outcomes of mergers and acquisitions hang on the cultural factor. Culture affects the outcome of any initiative to change working practices.

Among other things, culture repays management attention because it:

• Is critical to the outcome of re-engineering, performance improvement and other change programmes
• Enables – or blocks - adaptability and responsiveness to customer and market trends
• Affects the manageability of the organisation
• Influences your ability to attract and retain talent.

Business Intelligence’s research reveals what makes a successful, performance-enhancing culture as well as showing how to bring about successful culture change, including the central role played by HR strategies and policies. The findings underline why the board should play an active role in managing this aspect of enterprise and its relevance to leaders at every level of the organisation.