#Discussion A system of shared assumptions, values, and beliefs showing people what is appropriate and inappropriate behavior

The text describes organizational culture as “a system of shared assumptions, values, and beliefs showing people what is appropriate and inappropriate behavior.” 

From your own observations, give an example of a company’s culture being a strength or a weakness. 

About 10 years ago, my first fire department where I worked as a firefighter, has a dark history. It's obvious a centralization organization with bureaucracy. The top officer there only cares about the money they can take from the firetruck and equipment suppliers and the relationship with the mayor and the councilmen. They risked the firefighter's lives, just like the firefighters, risk their lives to save people in a burning building. While the culture has cost the firefighters' passions to the limit, they don't want to risk their lives anymore. Because the officers from the top to the bottom all execute like a corrupt bureaucrat, they don't want to change the problems of the shift system of the firefighters and ignored the bad institution behaviors. The value of being a firefighter is gone. They became to work less hard and unwilling to take any risk of their lives to save people in danger. This is the weakness of the organization. 

In what ways was it a strength or weakness? 

Strength or weakness can be reversed quickly if a tiny mistake happens. In this case, the top officers don't make their decisions to match the value and mission of what a fire department should do. Obviously, without integrity, there can be no trust.

Share examples of artifacts you have noticed to support your observation about that organization’s culture.

The example of artifacts, in this case, is the relationship between officers and the firefighters and the meeting spokes. All employees don't want to share their opinions and do more things that might benefit the department and once they get the paycheck is the only thing that keeps them work at the fire department. The amounts of the fire truck there, always a lot more than it's actually needed, and the firefighters don't share respect to any officers there.