Office Arsonists and Organization Culture
By Lilian Mwaka
An arsonist is a person who maliciously sets properties on fire. An office arsonist described by Pete Havel in the book, The Arsonist in the Office – is a person/fanatic who is untouchable, litigation-happy, and complaint-filing.
Organizational culture is a set of values, attitudes, beliefs, systems, and assumptions shared in a workplace. This is the glue that binds all the people in an organization. However, it is hard to achieve organizational culture, especially among organizations with young employees. This leads to office politics.