1. Organization members will unconsciously behave according to organizational cultural values. Which cultural values appear in this sequence?
2. Shared behaviors are another level of organizational culture. You also can infer these shared behaviors from the behavior of organizational members. Which shared behaviors appear in this sequence?
3. Cultural symbols are the last level and the easiest to see. Which cultural symbols did you observe? How do these symbols reinforce the cultural values?

MINI CASE

Democratic Congressman Charlie Wilson (Tom Hanks) from East Texas lives a reckless life that includes heavy drinking and chasing attractive women. The film focuses on the Afghanistan rebellion against the Soviet troop invasion in the 1980s. Wilson becomes the unlikely champion of the Afghan cause through his role in two major congressional committees that deal with foreign policy and covert operations. Houston socialite Joanne Herring (Julia Roberts) strongly urges the intervention. CIA agent Gust Avrakotos (Philip Seymour Hoffman) helps with some details.
Organizational Culture: Some Observations on the U.S. Congress
This sequence appears early in the film after the scene showing Charlie Wilson, Paul Brown (Brian Markinson), Crystal Lee (Jud Tyler), and two strippers drinking and partying in a hot tub. It opens with a shot of the Capitol building. Congressman Charlie Wilson talks to his assistant Bonnie Bach (Amy Adams) while walking to chambers for a vote. The sequence ends after Wilson enters the chambers. The film cuts to Wilson’s office where Larry Liddle (Peter Gerety) and his daughter Jane (Emily Blunt) wait for Wilson to arrive.