ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AS A RESOURCE FOR EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION
The article is devoted to the analysis of the main aspects of organizational culture: its nature, constituent elements, functions, methodological approaches to understanding this phenomenon, typologies and methods of its analysis. The authors consistently consider key concepts of organizational (corporate) culture referring to the works of foreign and Russian scientists devoted to this topic. They also focus on the functional part of the organizational (corporate) culture and its elements. The authors emphasize a special role of symbols, the language, stories, rituals and ceremonies that are used by the organizations, their influence on members of the organizations. In addition, they examine the role of organizational culture in the management of trade union organizations. In this regard, it is noted that the trade unions as organizations with a long history have their own established values, norms and beliefs. The scientists draw attention to the fact that these public organizations, based of economic, ethnic, cultural, and historical traditions of the country, regions, organizations, use different mechanisms to protect the rights and interests of workers and thus form their own image of a social institution of civil society