Corporate Culture And Management Styles

Question 1

Power culture

Answer 1

This is associated with autocratic leadership. Power is concentrated at the center of the organization, Swift decisions can be made as so few people are involved in making them

Question 2

Role culture

Answer 2

Associated with bureaucratic organizations, people operate within the rules and they show little creative, the structure of the organization is well defined, and each individual has clear delegated authority. Power and influence come from a persons position in the company

Question 3

Task Culture

Answer 3

Groups are formed to solve particular problems and there will be lines of communication similar to a matrix structure. Such teams develop a distinctive culture because they are empowered to take decision and be creative

Question 4

Persons culture

Answer 4

There may be some conflict between individual goals and those of the whole organization, but it’s the most creative type of culture

Question 5

Entrepreneurial culture

Answer 5

Success is rewarded in an organization with this culture. Failure isn’t necessarily criticized as it’s considered a inevitable consequence of risk taking

Question 6

Laissez- Fair

Answer 6

“Allow to do” employees are trusted to take decision and enjoy less control and supervision from managers

Question 7

Autocratic leadership

Answer 7

Characterized by managers having individual control over all decision and a little input from group members

Question 8

Paternalistic leadership

Answer 8

Involves a dominant authority figure who treats team members as part of a family

Question 9

Democratic leadership

Answer 9

Style in which members of the group participate in the decision making process

Question 10

Leadership

Answer 10

The art of motivating, inspiring and guiding a group of people to archive a common shared goal