How does corporate culture affect team building, group cohesion within the company? People, being social by nature, are inclined to join groups and seek out others; and this does not change in the work environment. Employees want to be part of something in the workplace and company culture can affect how they invest in groups/teams in the workplace. Does the company encourage risk-taking or attention to detail? Are they people or results focused? Do they prefer individual work or the team approach to projects? Do they encourage their employees to be competitive with each other? Is the company in a growth cycle or just clinging to the position it is in? The answer to these questions becomes clear when looking at the company culture. Additionally, it affects group cohesion through perspective, implementation, and development within that company. Companies build teams based on the need to achieve goals, but group culture can affect group cohesion and project outcome. What impact can a culture have on group cohesion and therefore on productivity? Does the team have an obligation to change the culture to accomplish tasks, if the current culture preempts productivity? To explore the impact of corporate culture's influence on team building, it is necessary to understand what parts make up the whole:1. Culture2. Teams3. CohesionTherefore, a bringing together of these aspects determines the sum of the parts. Therefore, if any one of these aspects is not balanced, a team's productivity is flawed and everyone involved loses. Culture Each company has a specific set of operational procedures regarding the operation of its office or site; these may include...... middle of document ...... Approach to cultural transformation. Burlington, MA: Elsevier. Gitman, L.J. and McDaniel, C. (2008). The future of business: the essential elements. Mason, OH: Cengage Learning. Maryland CPA Association. (September 29, 2009). CPA in Second Life at the AICPA Tech+ conference. Retrieved August 2, 2010 from You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/user/JTSeltra#p/a/f/2/U88bTeBpumQMcKenna, EF (2000). Business psychology and organizational behavior. Philadelphia: Psychology Press. Pattison, K. (August 5, 2008). Why you should host your next business meeting in Second Life. Retrieved August 7, 2010 from Fast Company: http://www.fastcompany.com/articles/2008/08/interview-philip-rosedale.htmlRobbins, SP and Judge, TA (2009). Organizational behavior. Upper Saddle, NJ: Pearson. Schein, E. H. (2004). Organizational culture and leadership. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.