corporate culture 2

Question 1

define power culture
advantages and disadvantages

Answer 1

• central figure makes decisions
• autocratic

+ quick decision making
- employee dissatisfaction

Question 2

define role culture

Answer 2

• the power to make decisions comes from the job title
• bureaucratic

+ security and specialist knowledge
- slow decisions
- frustrating for employees

Question 3

define task culture

Answer 3

• the focus is a project that needs to be completed
• power comes from those who can complete the task and have the expertise
• paternalistic

+ Flexible
+ focus on customer needs in fast-moving industries
- control can be difficult (lack of leadership)

Question 4

define person culture

Answer 4

• individual considers themselves more important than the business
• client focus
• democratic

+ creative, emphasis on client/market needs
- staff hard to manage
- higher turnover
- conflict between businesses and individual objectives