Some people consider a culture to be a state of sophistication
such as when we say some is very cultured. Anthropologists
consider culture to be the customs and rituals that define a
society. When exploring organizational cultures, we are using a
different definition altogether. Edgar Shein defines culture as
“a pattern of shared basic assumptions learned by a group as it
solved its problems of external adaptation and internal
integration, which has worked well enough to be considered valid
and, therefore, to be taught to new members as the correct way
to perceive, think, and feel in relation to those problems.” We
understand that culture is shared basic assumptions within a
group, however, Edgar also acknowledges that their are different
levels of culture. This is where organizational culture is
distinguished from other sized cultures and understanding that
to change an organization’s culture, there are other cultures
that too need to see change. Edgar Schein describes four types
of cultures; macrocultures,