Ownership in the Perspective of Ethnomethodology at the Village Credit Institutional in Bali

Abstract

The research aims to find out about the implementation of harmonization concept as organizational culture by village credit institution (LPDs) in Bali. The ethnomethodology approach is an analysis used to interpret the implementation of harmony culture. Data is collected through interview with LPDs’ owners and management and followed by data reduction, presentation and conclusion. Research result shows that harmonization culture has been used as behavioral value by LPDs’ owner and management to maintain the harmony of relationship with God, among human, and the surrounding environment through activities as sradha and bhakti, tawam asi, olas asih, rwa bhineda and karmaphala. The research confirms Schein’s (2004) organizational culture that sradha dan bhakti, karmaphala are basic assumptions, tawam asi and rwa bhineda are value systems and olas asih is an artifact.

Keywords:  Ownership, Harmonization, Ethnomethodology