Dimesnions of Organizational Culture Profile
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Which value characterize an organization's culture? Taking a close look at an organization in order to identify the values that comprise its organizational culture will help you to manage the culture more effectively.  Innovative Cultures These companies are flexible, adaptable and experiment with new ideas. Titles and hierarchy are downplayed, while innovation is prized. Aggressive Cultures These companies value competitiveness and outperforming competitors. By emphasizing this, they often fall short on corporate and social responsibility. Outcome-Oriented Cultures Outcome-oriented cultures are those that emphasize achievement, results and action as important values. These types of companies often hold employees as well as managers accountable for success and use systems that reward employee and group output. Rewards are often tied to performance rather than seniority or loyalty. Often these types of companies will outperform competitors, but this type of culture can also lead to unethical behaviors as individuals see their peers as rivals and short-term results are rewarded. Stable Cultures These are predictable, rule-oriented and bureaucratic. When the environment is stable and certain, these cultures will help the organization by providing stable and constant levels of output. However, these cultures can prevent quick action and react negatively to change. Public sector institutions are often examples of stable organizational cultures. People-Oriented Cultures These cultures value fairness, supportiveness, and respecting individual rights. In these organizations, there is a greater emphasis on treating people with respect and dignity. These types of companies often enjoy low employee turnover and good results in customer service. Team-Oriented Cultures Companies with a team-oriented culture are collaborative and emphasize cooperation among employees. These companies tend to have more positive relationships between co-workers and managers. Detail-Oriented Culture Organizations with a detail-oriented culture are characterized as emphasizing precision and paying attention to details. Such a culture may give a competitive advantage to companies who rely on gathering and analyzing data in order to improve performance. The above image is made available through: CreativeCommons.org  Derivative by Athivia College (2010), Original materials: Collins, Karen., Exploring Business. Retrieved Apr 8, 2010 from http://www.flatworldknowledge.com/node/123782 . Collins, Karen. Exploring Business. 1969 . Flat World Knowledge. 8 Apr, 2010. |
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