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What are some specific elements of corporate culture?

Here are just a few examples of the way organizational culture plays out.

* How employees interact, how competitive they are, and whether they have fun or are all business

* The dress code (or lack thereof), and the presence or absence of casual-dress days

* The hours people work, daily and weekly

* Whether employees have options such as flextime and telecommuting

* Whether employees work in cubicles or offices�and who gets the offices

* Rules regarding the display of personal items

* Whether conflict is addressed directly, indirectly, or ignored

* Training, continuing education, and skills-development programs available to workers

* Onsite facilities such as daycare, break rooms, and gyms

* The amount of time co-workers spend together outside the office

* How much and how often senior managers interact with employees

* How information is shared�in writing, in person, electronically, by phone, or during meetings

* How rigid the hierarchical structure is

* Whether projects and information are shared freely or carefully guarded

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