The Royal Military College as an Instrument for Molding Military Offices To view the Royal Military College (RMC) as an instrument for molding military officers for the nation would be an accurate means of outlining the institutions objective. In the Organizational Behavior Concepts, Controversies, Applications, textbook by Stephen Robbins and Nancy Langton, organizational culture is defined as: "a system of shared meaning and common perception held by members of an organization that distinguishes it from other organizations." (Robbins and Langton 316) Like all institutions RMC is full of variables and cleavages that link peoples together in a variety of manners. There is however more than simply a catchy motto "Truth, Duty, Valor" that binds the peoples of RMC. It is the contention of this paper that at RMC there exist a deep culture, profuse with many subcultures important to the implementing of change, promoting cohesion and development of the institution as a whole. If organizational cultures are said to herald shared meaning and common perceptions held by its members, who distinguish the organization from other organizations; one need compare RMC to similar organizations and determine if RMC is indeed distinguishable. In stating this, it is implied that by using a comparable institution to contrast RMC one will be able to see if members of RMC share a clearly distinguishable persona. RMC harbors "institutionalization" in so far as the textbook definition is concerned. Institutionalization is; "The process whereby an organization takes on a life of its own, apart from any of its members, and acquires immortality." RMC fits nicely into this definition, as RMC is immortal in the sense that it lives on even a... ... middle of paper ... ...their cadet careers. It may help to put first years' lives in better perspective, allowing them to understand the encounter stage for what it is before ever entering it. Awareness is always beneficial; it only leaves more food for thought. This is especially true when it come to battling the liabilities of culture. It makes change and progression much easier to bring about and subsequently much easier to pallet. WORKS CITED Robbins, Stephen P & Langton, Nancy. Eds. Organizational Behaviour. Scarborough: Prentice Hall Canada Inc. 1999. Wallace, A.F.C. Culture and Personality. New York: Random House. 1970. Bibliography: WORKS CITED Robbins, Stephen P & Langton, Nancy. Eds. Organizational Behaviour. Scarborough: Prentice Hall Canada Inc. 1999. Wallace, A.F.C. Culture and Personality. New York: Random House. 1970.
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