Organizational culture plays a key role in influencing how a camp operates. It defines the unique personality and characteristics of a camp. According to Ravasi and Schultz, organizational culture is a set of
shared mental assumptions that guide interpretation and action in
organizations by defining appropriate behavior for various situations. Edgar Schein, a management professor at MIT, has identified five ways in which organizations, such as camps, can create, maintain and strengthen their organizational culture.
1. What leaders pay attention to, measure and control.
2. Leader reactions to critical incidents.
3. Deliberate role modeling, teaching and coaching.
4. Criteria for allocation of rewards and status.
5. Criteria for recruitment, selection, promotion and retention.
