charles handy theory

Question 1

power culture

Answer 1

few in management team who have control and make decisions
few rules, must be followed
control radiates from center
swift decisions more possible
not always in best interest e.g managers after financial reward

Question 2

role culture

Answer 2

power and culture comes from someones position
hierarchy
clearly delegated authorities within defined structures
organised structure
similar to school

Question 3

task culture

Answer 3

teams are forced to solve problems
power derives from enterprise
no single power source
matrix organisation
risky if weak structure 
team may develop own objectives
IKEA and apple

Question 4

person culture

Answer 4

people believe themselves to be superior to business
business full of people with similar training, background and expertise
common in firms of professionals i.e lawyers, accounts
more likely to be motivated by financial reward