The mutual impact of organizational culture and organizational structure. Learn how the structure of an organization affects its culture and also how the culture of an organization affects its structure
Organizational structure and its environmentKajol Khot
Organizational structure defines how tasks are divided and coordinated to help people work effectively. It is influenced by people, structure, technology, and the environment. Common structures include functional departmentalization by task, chain of command for authority, and centralization vs decentralization of decision-making. Organizational design depends on factors like size, strategy, environment, life cycle stage, and technology used. Structure impacts employee behavior but responses vary individually.
Organisation involves determining activities, arranging them into units, and assigning roles and responsibilities. It is important for attaining objectives, defining hierarchies and responsibilities, and minimizing friction. There are formal and informal structures. Formal structures include organization charts showing divisions of work, reporting relationships, and communication channels. Informal structures comprise unofficial working relationships. Common structures include functional (grouping similar tasks), divisional (grouping by product, geography, customers, or process), matrix (combining functional and divisional), team, network, and entrepreneurial. The choice of structure impacts organizational culture and ability to change directions.
Organisation structure and relationshipswtnspicyaqua
This document discusses organizational structure and relationships. It begins with an abstract that introduces the topic of organizational structure as a fundamental challenge in organizational behavior. Different types of organizational structures and how they are represented through organizational charts are examined. The document then provides detailed sections on definitions of organization, types of organizational structures including departmentation and spans of management, and different types of organizational relationships such as line, staff, and matrix structures. An organizational chart questionnaire related to ICICI Bank is also included. Overall, the document provides a comprehensive overview of key concepts relating to organizational structure and relationships through definitions, examples, and theoretical frameworks.
This document discusses organizational design and change. It states that there is no single best organizational structure, and the structure must match the company's strategy. Organizational design involves creating the right structure to implement strategy, while change modifies existing structures that no longer fit strategy. The document outlines different dimensions of organizational structure and contextual factors. It provides steps for developing an organizational design and notes that change affects structures and behaviors. Different structures are described that match various business and corporate strategies like diversification and internationalization.
This document provides an overview of organizational design and development. It discusses key concepts such as what constitutes an organization, different organizational structures and models, factors that impact organizational design, and approaches to analyzing and changing organizational design. Some of the models and concepts discussed include the 7S model, mechanistic vs organic structures, open vs closed systems, centralization vs decentralization, and Mintzberg's classifications of organizational structures. The document also covers topics like demand forecasting techniques, trends and cycles, and statistical analysis methods for organizations.
definition of organization :organization is a system of consciously coordinated activities of two or more persons.
network organization : is a collection of autonomous firms or unit
behave as a single large entity using social mechanism for coordination and control .
features of networking organization :
1 )composition of interrelated individuals
2 )co-ordination
3) co-operative relationship
4) deliberate and conscious creation and recreation
5) division of work
6) in the control (or hub)
7) sharing of information
8) achievement of common objectives
9)group behavior
stucture of networking organization.
benefits of networking
This document discusses the nature and types of organizations. It defines an organization as a collection of people who work together to achieve common goals. An organization can be formal, with well-defined roles and hierarchies, or informal, consisting of interpersonal relationships. The key principles of organizations discussed are division of labor, unity of command, authority and responsibility, and span of control. The document also examines public sector, private sector, and non-governmental organizations, as well as different organizational structures like flat, functional, divisional, and matrix structures.
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-Good Information related Organizational Design and Culture.
-Types of Organizational Designs
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Organizational structure and its environmentKajol Khot
Organizational structure defines how tasks are divided and coordinated to help people work effectively. It is influenced by people, structure, technology, and the environment. Common structures include functional departmentalization by task, chain of command for authority, and centralization vs decentralization of decision-making. Organizational design depends on factors like size, strategy, environment, life cycle stage, and technology used. Structure impacts employee behavior but responses vary individually.
Organisation involves determining activities, arranging them into units, and assigning roles and responsibilities. It is important for attaining objectives, defining hierarchies and responsibilities, and minimizing friction. There are formal and informal structures. Formal structures include organization charts showing divisions of work, reporting relationships, and communication channels. Informal structures comprise unofficial working relationships. Common structures include functional (grouping similar tasks), divisional (grouping by product, geography, customers, or process), matrix (combining functional and divisional), team, network, and entrepreneurial. The choice of structure impacts organizational culture and ability to change directions.
Organisation structure and relationshipswtnspicyaqua
This document discusses organizational structure and relationships. It begins with an abstract that introduces the topic of organizational structure as a fundamental challenge in organizational behavior. Different types of organizational structures and how they are represented through organizational charts are examined. The document then provides detailed sections on definitions of organization, types of organizational structures including departmentation and spans of management, and different types of organizational relationships such as line, staff, and matrix structures. An organizational chart questionnaire related to ICICI Bank is also included. Overall, the document provides a comprehensive overview of key concepts relating to organizational structure and relationships through definitions, examples, and theoretical frameworks.
This document discusses organizational design and change. It states that there is no single best organizational structure, and the structure must match the company's strategy. Organizational design involves creating the right structure to implement strategy, while change modifies existing structures that no longer fit strategy. The document outlines different dimensions of organizational structure and contextual factors. It provides steps for developing an organizational design and notes that change affects structures and behaviors. Different structures are described that match various business and corporate strategies like diversification and internationalization.
This document provides an overview of organizational design and development. It discusses key concepts such as what constitutes an organization, different organizational structures and models, factors that impact organizational design, and approaches to analyzing and changing organizational design. Some of the models and concepts discussed include the 7S model, mechanistic vs organic structures, open vs closed systems, centralization vs decentralization, and Mintzberg's classifications of organizational structures. The document also covers topics like demand forecasting techniques, trends and cycles, and statistical analysis methods for organizations.
definition of organization :organization is a system of consciously coordinated activities of two or more persons.
network organization : is a collection of autonomous firms or unit
behave as a single large entity using social mechanism for coordination and control .
features of networking organization :
1 )composition of interrelated individuals
2 )co-ordination
3) co-operative relationship
4) deliberate and conscious creation and recreation
5) division of work
6) in the control (or hub)
7) sharing of information
8) achievement of common objectives
9)group behavior
stucture of networking organization.
benefits of networking
This document discusses the nature and types of organizations. It defines an organization as a collection of people who work together to achieve common goals. An organization can be formal, with well-defined roles and hierarchies, or informal, consisting of interpersonal relationships. The key principles of organizations discussed are division of labor, unity of command, authority and responsibility, and span of control. The document also examines public sector, private sector, and non-governmental organizations, as well as different organizational structures like flat, functional, divisional, and matrix structures.
Organizational Context: Design and Culture Chap#3 of Organizational Behavior ...Syeda Tooba Saleem
-Good Information related Organizational Design and Culture.
-Types of Organizational Designs
-Characteristics of Culture and many more other things are included in it..
Organizational Characteristics and Design pptBAPIBISWAS10
Organizational Characteristics, Organizational Design, Characteristics of Organizational Behavior, Organizational Behaviour originated from different Subjects e.g. Psychology, sociology, economics, industrial management
Organizational designs and employee behavior ob presentation final 07 32Meher Nisha
The document discusses six key elements of organizational structure: specialization of work, span of control, centralization, formalization, mechanistic versus organic models, and how strategy, size, and technology impact structure. It notes that while specialization increases productivity, it can reduce job satisfaction, and the impact of span of control depends on other factors. Decentralized organizations with participative decision making tend to see higher job satisfaction.
This document discusses organizational culture and how it develops and is sustained within organizations. It defines organizational culture as shared meanings represented through patterns of beliefs, symbols, rituals and practices. A dominant culture expresses core values shared by most members, while subcultures can form around common experiences. A strong culture is characterized by intensely held and widely shared core values that align with strategy, environment and technology to increase effectiveness. Culture acts as a substitute for formal controls by influencing employee behavior. Founders and top management impact culture through actions and decisions, while socialization and learning through stories, rituals, symbols and language transmit culture to new employees over time.
This document discusses organizational structure and related theories. It begins by defining key terms like organization, structure, and system. It then examines different dimensions of structure like complexity, formalization, and centralization. The document explores how factors like strategy, size, technology, and environment impact organizational structure. It presents various models and classifications of structure, including Woodward's technology classification and Peru's knowledge-based technologies. Finally, it outlines Mintzberg's five basic parts of an organization and different structural configurations like simple, machine bureaucracy, and professional bureaucracy structures.
The document discusses different types of organization structures. It describes line organization as having a simple structure with authority flowing directly from superiors to subordinates. Functional organization divides work by specialized functions and departments, allowing for greater specialization but weaker controls. Committee organization involves groups making decisions collectively to benefit from diverse perspectives but potentially causing delays. Line and staff organization combines the line structure with expert staff supporting management with advice.
The document discusses various organizational structures including functional, divisional, matrix, team, network, boundaryless, and virtual structures. It also defines key organizational concepts like management, stakeholders, aptitude, and attitude. Specifically, it provides details on centralized and decentralized structures, the evolution from pre-bureaucratic to bureaucratic and post-bureaucratic structures, and the current trends toward flatter and more flexible organizational designs.
Organizational culture refers to the shared values, beliefs, and behaviors of members of an organization. A strong organizational culture can attract and retain talent, engage employees, create energy and momentum, and make everyone more successful. Culture is learned through stories, rituals, symbols, and language within the organization. Founders and top management play important roles in establishing and maintaining an organization's culture through selection practices, actions, and socialization of new employees. While difficult to change, understanding organizational culture is important for managing change within a company.
Organizational decline can be a difficult process to manage. It is characterized by decreased personnel, centralization of decision making, lack of long term planning, curtailed innovation, scapegoating of leaders, resistance to change, increased turnover, low morale, loss of resources, fragmented groups pursuing self interest, loss of credibility for leaders, increased conflict, and decaying employee motivation. Management must directly address the ambiguity, communicate extensively about strategic changes, and find innovative ways to handle cutbacks in order to best manage through organizational decline.
This document discusses 5 basic types of organizational structures: functional, divisional, matrix, line and staff, and project. The functional structure groups employees by their specialized function. The divisional structure groups employees responsible for a particular product or market. The matrix structure combines functional and divisional structures with dual reporting relationships. The line and staff structure combines a centralized approval structure with specialized support staff departments. Finally, the project structure organizes employees into teams dedicated to completing specific projects.
This document discusses organizing as a managerial function and different organization structures. It covers traditional structures like functional, divisional, and matrix structures. It also discusses trends like team structures, network structures, and boundaryless structures. Key aspects of organizing covered include departmentalization, chain of command, span of control, and delegation. Traditional and informal organization structures are defined and compared.
The document discusses organizational structure and classical organizational theory. It defines organizational structure as the hierarchical arrangement of lines of authority and communication within an organization. Classical organizational theory deals with essential elements like division of labor, delegation, authority, and specialization. The document also describes concepts like scalar principle, span of control, line and staff functions, and criticisms of hierarchical structures.
Organizational structure defines how tasks are divided and coordinated within a company. It establishes reporting relationships, decision making processes, and the degree of standardization and centralization. Common structures include functional, divisional, matrix, and network forms. Structure is important for facilitating management, encouraging growth and innovation, and optimizing human and technological resources.
1. The document discusses key concepts related to organizing, including defining organization, characteristics of organizations, organizational theories, vision, mission, objectives, management by objectives process, organizing function, organizing process, and principles of organizing.
2. It also covers purposes of organizing, organizational structure, types of organizational structure, elements of organizational structure, corporate restructuring, and staffing.
3. The recap section emphasizes that the vision statement describes future objectives, the mission defines how to achieve the vision, and organizing properly delegates roles and responsibilities through an efficient structure.
This document discusses the concept of organizing. It defines organizing as the process of identifying and grouping work, defining responsibilities, and establishing relationships to enable people to work effectively together. The key points made are:
1. Organizing can be viewed as both an art and a science. As an art it involves applying skills and knowledge, and as a science it has systematic principles and cause-and-effect relationships.
2. There are various steps to organizing including dividing work, classifying activities, appointing personnel, and delegating authority.
3. Organizational structures can be formal or informal, and types include functional, divisional, and matrix structures.
4. Organizational charts are used
Nature of organizing , formal and informal organizationPranav Kumar Ojha
The document discusses the nature of organizing. It defines organizing as identifying and grouping work, delegating responsibility and authority, and establishing relationships to enable effective teamwork. It describes the importance of organizing for specialization, clear relationships, optimal resource use, and adaptation. Organizing involves dividing work into jobs and departments, assigning tasks, and establishing individual, group and department relationships. Formal organizing is deliberately designed with clear roles, while informal organizing spontaneously arises from personal interactions.
Ch05 - Organisation theory design and change gareth jonesAnkit Kesri
The document discusses organizational structure and authority in bureaucracies. It describes how organizations develop hierarchical structures with multiple levels of management as they grow in size to help with coordination, motivation, and assessing individual performance. Tall hierarchies can lead to communication problems, reduced motivation, and increased costs. The ideal structure balances the minimum number of levels needed with managers' span of control over subordinates. Bureaucracies standardize rules and procedures to gain control while decentralizing authority to some degree.
The document discusses different types of organizational structures. It defines organizational structure as the framework that specifies relationships between people, work, and resources. There are two main types discussed: functional and divisional. A functional structure groups similar jobs into departments, while a divisional structure divides the organization into self-contained divisions based on products, projects, customers or geography. The organizational structure impacts coordination, communication, decision making, and overall efficiency of the organization.
The document provides an overview of five popular organization design models: [1] McKinsey's 7S Model, [2] Galbraith's Star Model, [3] Weisbord Six Box Model, [4] Nadler and Tushman's Congruence Model, and [5] Burke-Litwin Model. Each model frames the key elements of an organization's design in a different way and has benefits and limitations for understanding an organization's structure. The document aims to help readers choose the right model for designing their own organization.
Organisational Culture and Strategic PlanningNaseema Kajee
Organizational culture refers to the shared values, beliefs, and behavioral patterns of an organization. It has a strong influence on how employees interact with each other and stakeholders, and how they make decisions. An organization's culture also impacts the development and execution of its strategic plan. When developing a strategic plan, it is important to understand an organization's culture and how it may help or hinder goals. The strategic plan provides direction for the organization, but the culture ultimately dictates how effective employees are in working together to achieve the organization's objectives. For a strategic plan to be successful, the organization's culture must support its strategy.
This document provides an overview of key concepts related to understanding organizations. It defines an organization as a group of people united by a common purpose. Organizations have features like two or more persons, common goals, division of work, and communication flowing downward. The process of organizing involves prescribing formal relationships among people and resources to achieve goals. An organization can be compared to a living organism in order to understand its history, context, relationships, problem-solving abilities, image, and habits. Managers plan, lead, organize, and control organizations by accomplishing tasks through others, making decisions, allocating resources, and achieving goals. Organizational structure consists of elements like the chain of command, span of control, centralization, special
Macro Environment and Organisational Structure A Reviewijtsrd
This piece of work theoretically or descriptively considered the impact of the external environment on the structure of organizations. The key variables being organizational structure the dependent variable and the external environment of the organization as the independent variable . Dimensions of organizational structure adopted were centralization, formalization, standardization, specialization and configuration while the measures of external environment applied were level of uncertainty or changeability, intolerance or xenophobia and complexity. The theoretical foundation was hinged on social identity theory and contingency theory. Meaning, types and factors affecting organizational structure were considered alongside environmental factors. It was observed that the external environment has great impact on the organization and is largely responsible for the dynamic nature of the business world. It was therefore recommended that an adequate environmental scanning be carried out to ascertain the stability or otherwise of the environment to be able to know which structural type to adopt at every point in time. Hannah Chika, Anyanwu | Dr. Justin Mgbechi. O. Gabriel "Macro Environment and Organisational Structure: A Review" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-1 , December 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd35834.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/management/organizational-behaviour/35834/macro-environment-and-organisational-structure-a-review/hannah-chika-anyanwu
Annals of the University of Petro ani, Economics, 12(3), 2012, 205-214 205
SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
ROBERT PRODANCIUC *
ABSTRACT: The paper approaches the concepts that are specific to the study of
organizations from a systemic and actional perspective. When defining the organizations we
have to start from the social actions system. The social actions also ensure the criterion for the
organizations typology. Then the components of the organization are being analyzed. The roles
of the organizational structures were treated next. The general characteristics of the
organizational systems were presented afterwards. The transition from the theoretical aspects
to the pragmatic ones was done through the presentation of the leadership. The efficiency of the
social organizations is measured by the ability of the management to integrate them into the
environment.
KEY WORDS: institution; organization; group; action; efficiency; environment.
JEL CLASSIFICATION: Z13
Ion Tudosescu (1978, pp. 16-34) considers organizations to be organizational
structures with formal character where people adhere freely, with no obligations,
depending on their collective or individual interests. The most important characteristics
of the social organizations are: the fact that people adhere freely to the organizations
(but it also means that they comply compulsory with the norms that regulate the
activity of organizations) and the members of the organizations obey the competence
of the organizational management.
This author considers that the interests of the people that adhere to the
organizations are connected to the types of actions that the organizations mediate and
the criterion for making a typology of organizations is the same one as for the typology
of institutions. As a result, reported to the mediated human action we can distinguish in
between the next types of organizations: economical organizations, research and
creation, cultural, educational, religious and political. The thing that is to be noticed is
that Ion Tudosescu uses in this typology the label “… institutions and organizations”.
We tend to agree with him and the simple connection of the two terms – “institution”
* Assist. Prof., Ph.D. Candidate, University of Petrosani, Romania,
[email protected]
206 Prodanciuc, R.
and “organization” with the conjunction “and” must be overcome by using the concept
of “institutional-organizational set” which constitutes a determinable existential unit.
Another possible remark is that the dimensions of the organizations are the same as the
ones of the institutions. The dimensions they can reach are from a functional unit up to
the level of United Nations.
The role of the organizational structures composed of institutions and
organizations, or of the institutional-organizational sets are to mediate:
1. the integration of th ...
Organizational Characteristics and Design pptBAPIBISWAS10
Organizational Characteristics, Organizational Design, Characteristics of Organizational Behavior, Organizational Behaviour originated from different Subjects e.g. Psychology, sociology, economics, industrial management
Organizational designs and employee behavior ob presentation final 07 32Meher Nisha
The document discusses six key elements of organizational structure: specialization of work, span of control, centralization, formalization, mechanistic versus organic models, and how strategy, size, and technology impact structure. It notes that while specialization increases productivity, it can reduce job satisfaction, and the impact of span of control depends on other factors. Decentralized organizations with participative decision making tend to see higher job satisfaction.
This document discusses organizational culture and how it develops and is sustained within organizations. It defines organizational culture as shared meanings represented through patterns of beliefs, symbols, rituals and practices. A dominant culture expresses core values shared by most members, while subcultures can form around common experiences. A strong culture is characterized by intensely held and widely shared core values that align with strategy, environment and technology to increase effectiveness. Culture acts as a substitute for formal controls by influencing employee behavior. Founders and top management impact culture through actions and decisions, while socialization and learning through stories, rituals, symbols and language transmit culture to new employees over time.
This document discusses organizational structure and related theories. It begins by defining key terms like organization, structure, and system. It then examines different dimensions of structure like complexity, formalization, and centralization. The document explores how factors like strategy, size, technology, and environment impact organizational structure. It presents various models and classifications of structure, including Woodward's technology classification and Peru's knowledge-based technologies. Finally, it outlines Mintzberg's five basic parts of an organization and different structural configurations like simple, machine bureaucracy, and professional bureaucracy structures.
The document discusses different types of organization structures. It describes line organization as having a simple structure with authority flowing directly from superiors to subordinates. Functional organization divides work by specialized functions and departments, allowing for greater specialization but weaker controls. Committee organization involves groups making decisions collectively to benefit from diverse perspectives but potentially causing delays. Line and staff organization combines the line structure with expert staff supporting management with advice.
The document discusses various organizational structures including functional, divisional, matrix, team, network, boundaryless, and virtual structures. It also defines key organizational concepts like management, stakeholders, aptitude, and attitude. Specifically, it provides details on centralized and decentralized structures, the evolution from pre-bureaucratic to bureaucratic and post-bureaucratic structures, and the current trends toward flatter and more flexible organizational designs.
Organizational culture refers to the shared values, beliefs, and behaviors of members of an organization. A strong organizational culture can attract and retain talent, engage employees, create energy and momentum, and make everyone more successful. Culture is learned through stories, rituals, symbols, and language within the organization. Founders and top management play important roles in establishing and maintaining an organization's culture through selection practices, actions, and socialization of new employees. While difficult to change, understanding organizational culture is important for managing change within a company.
Organizational decline can be a difficult process to manage. It is characterized by decreased personnel, centralization of decision making, lack of long term planning, curtailed innovation, scapegoating of leaders, resistance to change, increased turnover, low morale, loss of resources, fragmented groups pursuing self interest, loss of credibility for leaders, increased conflict, and decaying employee motivation. Management must directly address the ambiguity, communicate extensively about strategic changes, and find innovative ways to handle cutbacks in order to best manage through organizational decline.
This document discusses 5 basic types of organizational structures: functional, divisional, matrix, line and staff, and project. The functional structure groups employees by their specialized function. The divisional structure groups employees responsible for a particular product or market. The matrix structure combines functional and divisional structures with dual reporting relationships. The line and staff structure combines a centralized approval structure with specialized support staff departments. Finally, the project structure organizes employees into teams dedicated to completing specific projects.
This document discusses organizing as a managerial function and different organization structures. It covers traditional structures like functional, divisional, and matrix structures. It also discusses trends like team structures, network structures, and boundaryless structures. Key aspects of organizing covered include departmentalization, chain of command, span of control, and delegation. Traditional and informal organization structures are defined and compared.
The document discusses organizational structure and classical organizational theory. It defines organizational structure as the hierarchical arrangement of lines of authority and communication within an organization. Classical organizational theory deals with essential elements like division of labor, delegation, authority, and specialization. The document also describes concepts like scalar principle, span of control, line and staff functions, and criticisms of hierarchical structures.
Organizational structure defines how tasks are divided and coordinated within a company. It establishes reporting relationships, decision making processes, and the degree of standardization and centralization. Common structures include functional, divisional, matrix, and network forms. Structure is important for facilitating management, encouraging growth and innovation, and optimizing human and technological resources.
1. The document discusses key concepts related to organizing, including defining organization, characteristics of organizations, organizational theories, vision, mission, objectives, management by objectives process, organizing function, organizing process, and principles of organizing.
2. It also covers purposes of organizing, organizational structure, types of organizational structure, elements of organizational structure, corporate restructuring, and staffing.
3. The recap section emphasizes that the vision statement describes future objectives, the mission defines how to achieve the vision, and organizing properly delegates roles and responsibilities through an efficient structure.
This document discusses the concept of organizing. It defines organizing as the process of identifying and grouping work, defining responsibilities, and establishing relationships to enable people to work effectively together. The key points made are:
1. Organizing can be viewed as both an art and a science. As an art it involves applying skills and knowledge, and as a science it has systematic principles and cause-and-effect relationships.
2. There are various steps to organizing including dividing work, classifying activities, appointing personnel, and delegating authority.
3. Organizational structures can be formal or informal, and types include functional, divisional, and matrix structures.
4. Organizational charts are used
Nature of organizing , formal and informal organizationPranav Kumar Ojha
The document discusses the nature of organizing. It defines organizing as identifying and grouping work, delegating responsibility and authority, and establishing relationships to enable effective teamwork. It describes the importance of organizing for specialization, clear relationships, optimal resource use, and adaptation. Organizing involves dividing work into jobs and departments, assigning tasks, and establishing individual, group and department relationships. Formal organizing is deliberately designed with clear roles, while informal organizing spontaneously arises from personal interactions.
Ch05 - Organisation theory design and change gareth jonesAnkit Kesri
The document discusses organizational structure and authority in bureaucracies. It describes how organizations develop hierarchical structures with multiple levels of management as they grow in size to help with coordination, motivation, and assessing individual performance. Tall hierarchies can lead to communication problems, reduced motivation, and increased costs. The ideal structure balances the minimum number of levels needed with managers' span of control over subordinates. Bureaucracies standardize rules and procedures to gain control while decentralizing authority to some degree.
The document discusses different types of organizational structures. It defines organizational structure as the framework that specifies relationships between people, work, and resources. There are two main types discussed: functional and divisional. A functional structure groups similar jobs into departments, while a divisional structure divides the organization into self-contained divisions based on products, projects, customers or geography. The organizational structure impacts coordination, communication, decision making, and overall efficiency of the organization.
The document provides an overview of five popular organization design models: [1] McKinsey's 7S Model, [2] Galbraith's Star Model, [3] Weisbord Six Box Model, [4] Nadler and Tushman's Congruence Model, and [5] Burke-Litwin Model. Each model frames the key elements of an organization's design in a different way and has benefits and limitations for understanding an organization's structure. The document aims to help readers choose the right model for designing their own organization.
Organisational Culture and Strategic PlanningNaseema Kajee
Organizational culture refers to the shared values, beliefs, and behavioral patterns of an organization. It has a strong influence on how employees interact with each other and stakeholders, and how they make decisions. An organization's culture also impacts the development and execution of its strategic plan. When developing a strategic plan, it is important to understand an organization's culture and how it may help or hinder goals. The strategic plan provides direction for the organization, but the culture ultimately dictates how effective employees are in working together to achieve the organization's objectives. For a strategic plan to be successful, the organization's culture must support its strategy.
This document provides an overview of key concepts related to understanding organizations. It defines an organization as a group of people united by a common purpose. Organizations have features like two or more persons, common goals, division of work, and communication flowing downward. The process of organizing involves prescribing formal relationships among people and resources to achieve goals. An organization can be compared to a living organism in order to understand its history, context, relationships, problem-solving abilities, image, and habits. Managers plan, lead, organize, and control organizations by accomplishing tasks through others, making decisions, allocating resources, and achieving goals. Organizational structure consists of elements like the chain of command, span of control, centralization, special
Macro Environment and Organisational Structure A Reviewijtsrd
This piece of work theoretically or descriptively considered the impact of the external environment on the structure of organizations. The key variables being organizational structure the dependent variable and the external environment of the organization as the independent variable . Dimensions of organizational structure adopted were centralization, formalization, standardization, specialization and configuration while the measures of external environment applied were level of uncertainty or changeability, intolerance or xenophobia and complexity. The theoretical foundation was hinged on social identity theory and contingency theory. Meaning, types and factors affecting organizational structure were considered alongside environmental factors. It was observed that the external environment has great impact on the organization and is largely responsible for the dynamic nature of the business world. It was therefore recommended that an adequate environmental scanning be carried out to ascertain the stability or otherwise of the environment to be able to know which structural type to adopt at every point in time. Hannah Chika, Anyanwu | Dr. Justin Mgbechi. O. Gabriel "Macro Environment and Organisational Structure: A Review" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-1 , December 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd35834.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/management/organizational-behaviour/35834/macro-environment-and-organisational-structure-a-review/hannah-chika-anyanwu
Annals of the University of Petro ani, Economics, 12(3), 2012, 205-214 205
SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
ROBERT PRODANCIUC *
ABSTRACT: The paper approaches the concepts that are specific to the study of
organizations from a systemic and actional perspective. When defining the organizations we
have to start from the social actions system. The social actions also ensure the criterion for the
organizations typology. Then the components of the organization are being analyzed. The roles
of the organizational structures were treated next. The general characteristics of the
organizational systems were presented afterwards. The transition from the theoretical aspects
to the pragmatic ones was done through the presentation of the leadership. The efficiency of the
social organizations is measured by the ability of the management to integrate them into the
environment.
KEY WORDS: institution; organization; group; action; efficiency; environment.
JEL CLASSIFICATION: Z13
Ion Tudosescu (1978, pp. 16-34) considers organizations to be organizational
structures with formal character where people adhere freely, with no obligations,
depending on their collective or individual interests. The most important characteristics
of the social organizations are: the fact that people adhere freely to the organizations
(but it also means that they comply compulsory with the norms that regulate the
activity of organizations) and the members of the organizations obey the competence
of the organizational management.
This author considers that the interests of the people that adhere to the
organizations are connected to the types of actions that the organizations mediate and
the criterion for making a typology of organizations is the same one as for the typology
of institutions. As a result, reported to the mediated human action we can distinguish in
between the next types of organizations: economical organizations, research and
creation, cultural, educational, religious and political. The thing that is to be noticed is
that Ion Tudosescu uses in this typology the label “… institutions and organizations”.
We tend to agree with him and the simple connection of the two terms – “institution”
* Assist. Prof., Ph.D. Candidate, University of Petrosani, Romania,
[email protected]
206 Prodanciuc, R.
and “organization” with the conjunction “and” must be overcome by using the concept
of “institutional-organizational set” which constitutes a determinable existential unit.
Another possible remark is that the dimensions of the organizations are the same as the
ones of the institutions. The dimensions they can reach are from a functional unit up to
the level of United Nations.
The role of the organizational structures composed of institutions and
organizations, or of the institutional-organizational sets are to mediate:
1. the integration of th ...
1. Organizational dynamics refers to patterns of movement and interaction between people in an organization over time. It focuses on how organizational strategies and activities evolve rather than the strategies themselves.
2. There are several models of organizational behavior including autocratic, custodial, supportive, collegial, and system models which differ in how management approaches leadership and employee relationships.
3. Communication in organizations can flow upward, downward, or sideways. Formal communication networks include chains, circles, and wheels, while informal communication often spreads through grapevines. Effective communication is important for organizations to reach mutual goals.
The document discusses a study that assesses the impact of corporate culture on employee job performance in the Nigerian banking industry. It aims to determine if corporate culture affects employee performance and organizational productivity. The study uses surveys of employees at various levels from selected banks. The findings suggest that a majority of respondents agree that corporate culture influences both employee performance and organizational productivity. This supports the hypotheses that positive relationships exist between corporate culture, employee performance, and organizational productivity in Nigerian banks.
*Corresponding Author
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
FOR MANAGEMENT OF CHANGES IN A PUBLIC
ENTERPRISE
Mislav Ante Omazić
University of Zagreb,
Croatia
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Damir Mihanović*
University North,
Croatia
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Adriana Sopta
INA,
Croatia
[email protected]
Abstract
This paper refers to recognition of the specific organizational structure in a
public enterprise, where the existing organizational culture is compared with
the ideal culture, i.e., the culture that should support the achievement of
strategic goals. The differences between the existing and the ideal
organizational culture and their correlation were verified. The results show a
statistically significant difference between the existing and the ideal culture,
i.e., they show that there are statistically significant deviations among them.
Apart from the comparison of the overlapping and deviations between the
existing and desired (ideal) culture, the basic values/motives were analyzed
on a sample of respondents who determine and implement the strategy of
the organization. In order to clarify the changes that should occur in order to
bring the existing organizational culture closer to the ideal, the dominant
values were checked. It is interesting to see that the existing values of
strategic managers are somewhat in line with the cultural ideal that the
organization desires, but are not fully expressed in order that is expected to
realize the desired changes in culture as well in strategic achievements.
Key Words
Organizational culture; change management; organizational values, personal
values.
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Advances in Business-Related Scientific Research Journal, Volume 11, No. 1, 2020
2
INTRODUCTION
In this paper, on the example of a 100% state-owned public company, the
assumptions of changes implementation that the organization must take to
be more successful in the realization of strategic goals in a liberalized market
are analyzed. The assumption of the change relate primarily to the
adaptation of the organizational culture recognized by the concerned
organization as its competitive advantage compared to other competitors in
a relatively complex and turbulet market.
The results of this paper can be the guideline to other similar organizations
that aim to manage change systematically and to work on the development
of their organizational culture or to those organizations that want to start the
change with the strategic elements and gradually step down to operational
ones. Considering the fact that this paper deals with the analysis of dominant
values among strategic managers, the obtained results can help
organizations to look at the behavior that is synchronized with culture and
triggers or slows down the desired changes. In other words, the presented
results can give an example to other organizations how t ...
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The mutual impact of organizational culture and organizational structure
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ECONOMIC ANNALS, Volume LVIII, No. 198 / July – September 2013
UDC: 3.33 ISSN: 0013-3264
* University of Belgrade, Faculty of Economics, Serbia, E-mail: jnebojsa@eunet
JEL CLASSIFICATION: M10, M14.
ABSTRACT:
This paper explores the
relationship between the structure and
culture of an organization. The starting
assumption is that organizational structure
and organizational culture impact each
other, and that there is a causal relationship
due to which the agreement of the two
components of organization leads to better
performance. First, the mechanism through
which organizational culture impacts the
design of organizational structures and the
manner in which organizational structure
affects the maintenance, strengthening,
or changing of organizational culture is
explained at the conceptual level. Then,
based on the known classifications of
organizational structure and culture,
they are put into a relationship of direct
mutual interdependence. This is done by
generating hypotheses about the agreement
of particular types of organizational culture
and particular types of organizational
structure.
KEY WORDS: organization, organiza-
tional structure, organizational culture
DOI:10.2298/EKA1398035J
Nebojša Janićijević*
THE MUTUAL IMPACT OF ORGANIZATIONAL
CULTURE AND STRUCTURE
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1. Introduction
Organizational structure and organizational culture belong among the concepts
with the highest explanatory and predictive power in understanding the causes
and forms of people’s behaviours in organizations. Consequently, these two
concepts are often used in research as independent variables in explanations of
numerous phenomena found in companies and other types of organizations.
The influences of organizational structure and culture on other components
of management are usually researched separately and independently from one
another. However, there are examples of research that analyzes the influence
on management of both culture and structure in their mutual interaction (Wei,
Liu, Herndon, 2011; Singh, 2011; Zheng, Yang, McLean, 2010). Unfortunately,
although it is intuitively clear that organizational culture and organizational
structure must greatly impact one another, there has been very little extensive
research exploring their direct mutual impact.
Exploring the relationship between organizational structure and culture would
be highly beneficial, since both of them determine the behaviour of organization
members. However they do it in different ways. Organizational culture is an
intrinsic factor of organizational behaviour, inasmuch as it directs the way
people behave in an organization by operating from within and by determining
assumptions, values, norms, and attitudes according to which organization
members guide themselves in everyday actions in the organization. On the
other hand, organizational structure is an extrinsic factor which influences
people’s behaviour from the outside, through formal limitations set by division
of labour, authority distribution, grouping of units, and coordination. Therefore
one’s behaviour in an organization is the result of the impact of its culture and
structure, as well as the influence of other factors. Therefore studying the mutual
impact of organizational culture and structure is important for a comprehensive
understanding of the behaviour of an organization’s members.
Organizational culture can be defined as “a system of assumptions, values,
norms, and attitudes, manifested through symbols which the members of an
organization have developed and adopted through mutual experience and which
help them determine the meaning of the world around them and the way they
behave in it” (Janićijević, 2011: 72). As this definition implies, organizational
culture has a cognitive and a symbolic component in its content. The cognitive
component consists of mutual assumptions, beliefs, norms, and attitudes that the
organization’s members share, and which also shape their mental (interpretative)
schemes (Alvesson, 2002; Martin, 2002; Smircich, 1983). Organizational culture
3. Organizational culture and structure
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therefore determines the way the organization members perceive and interpret
the surrounding world, as well as the way they behave in it. The cognitive content
of organizational culture ensures a unique manner of assigning meaning and a
unique reaction to phenomena within and around the organization. Hence, if a
strong culture exists in an organization, all the members of the organization will
make decisions, take actions, or enter interactions in a similar and foreseeable
fashion. Symbols are a visible part of organizational culture, and they manifest its
cognitive component. Semantic, behavioural, and material symbols strengthen,
transmit, and also modify organizational culture (Alvesson, Borg, 1992;
Dandridge, Mitroff, Joyce, 1980).
The significance of organizational culture emerges from the fact that, by
imposing a set of assumptions and values, it creates a frame of reference for the
perceptions, interpretations, and actions of the organization’s members (Schein,
2004). In this way it influences all the processes that take place in an organization,
and even its performance. Through managers’ and employees’ mental maps,
organizational culture influences the dominant leadership style, organizational
learning and knowledge management, company strategy, and also the preferred
style of changing the management, employee reward system, commitment,
and other aspects of connections between individuals and the organization. It
would, therefore, be rational to assume, as this paper initially postulates, that
organizational culture impacts on a company’s organizational structure. With its
assumptions, values, and norms, the culture influences top management’s frame
of reference that shapes organizational structure. Organizational structure is,
therefore, a sort of cultural symbol and it mirrors key assumptions and values
dominant in an organization.
Organizational structure is defined as a relatively stable, either planned or
spontaneous, pattern of actions and interactions that organization members
undertake for the purpose of achieving the organization’s goals. This
understanding of organizational structure is based on a fundamental assumption
of it being purposeful, i.e., on the idea that organizational structure has its
purpose (Dow, 1988). Purposefulness of structure implies that it is a rational
instrument in the hands of those governing the organization, used for directing
the course of activities in the organization towards realizing its objectives.
Rationality of the organizational structure is ensured by its differentiation
and integration of organization members’ individual and collective activities
(Lawrence, Lorsh, 1967). The differentiation process involves differentiation of
operational and managerial activities. Differentiation of operational activities is
realized through division of labour, or in other words, job design, and it results
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in the organization’s specialization level. Differentiation of managerial activities
determines who decides on what, and results in a certain level of centralization
or decentralization of authority within the organization. Integration is realized
in unit grouping and coordination. Unit grouping, or departmentalization,
implies structuring of activities and tasks into organizational units, and it can
be based on input (functional), output (market or project), or a combination of
the two (matrix). Individual and group activities and tasks in an organization
are harmonized by coordination, in order for it to function as a unified whole.
Coordination can be achieved through five basic mechanisms: direct supervision,
mutual communication, process standardization, output standardization, and
knowledge standardization (Mintzberg, 1979). Differentiation and integration
in organizational structuring therefore imply four essential dimensions of
organizational structure: job design, delegation of authority, unit grouping, and
coordination. These dimensions of organizational structure are congruent, which
means that there is harmony or concordance between them. Presumption of
congruency is fundamental for the concept of organizational structuring (Miller,
1990; Mintzberg, Miller, 1984; Mintzberg, 1979). It assumes that congruency or
harmonyasdimensionsoftheorganizationalstructureleadstobetterperformance
of the organization. In order for an organization to be successful it has to provide
mutual congruency of the dimensions of its own organizational structures. This,
then, leads to the formation of configurations of congruent structural dimensions,
which is just a different name for models of organizational structure. An
organizational model is actually a unique configuration of congruent structural
dimensions: a certain level of specialization and (de)centralization levels, a
certain unit grouping mode, and a certain coordination mechanism. The most
prominent classification of models of organizational structure as configurations
of structural dimensions has been provided by Mintzberg, (Mintzberg, 1979),
and it will be used in this paper.
Organizational structure models, as a particular configuration of structural
dimensions, direct and shape the manner in which organization members
perform their tasks in the course of achieving the organization’s goals. In
different organizational models the organization members make decisions, take
actions, and interact within the organization’s functioning in entirely different
ways. Thus it can be assumed that the model of the organizational structure
influences organizational culture. It is quite possible that the compatibility of the
behaviour determined by the structural framework in an organization, on the
one hand, and the behaviour determined by cultural assumptions and values, on
the other hand, has an impact on strength, i.e., in strengthening or weakening of
organizational culture.
5. Organizational culture and structure
39
Based on the understanding of organizational culture and structure, a causality
of their relationship, or rather their mutual influence, can be postulated as
a reasonable presumption. It can also be assumed that the compatibility of
organizational culture and structure would have a positive impact on an
organization’s performance. This paper’s goal is to explain the mechanism
of mutual influence between organizational culture and structure, but also
to operationalize the said relation through developing hypotheses on the
compatibility of particular types of organizational culture and particular models
of organizational structure.
The paper is structured as follows. First, we will explain the manner in which
organizational culture influences selection and implementation of organizational
structure, as well as the mechanism through which organizational structure
influences strengthening or changing of organizational culture. Afterwards, we
will present classifications of organizational culture types and organizational
structure models, in order to postulate hypotheses on the compatibility of
particular types of organizational culture and particular models of organizational
structure, all based on similarities between the criteria of their differentiation.
2.
The Mechanism of Mutual Impact Between
Organizational Culture and Structure
In this section we will give a conceptual explanation of the mechanism of mutual
impact between organizational culture and structure. First, the manner in which
organizational culture impacts design and implementation of organizational
structure will be explained, and this will be followed by a description of the
manner of impact of organizational structure on organizational culture.
Organizational culture generates its impact on organizational structure both
through its design and its implementation. Organizational culture realizes its
impact on shaping organizational structure through forming the interpretative
schemes of the top management, which selects the organizational structure
model (James, James, Ashe, 1990). The culture creates a frame of reference in
which the organization management’s considerations and reasoning circulate in
the process of decision-making concerning the organizational structure model.
The word ‘organization’ originates from the Greek word ‘organon’, meaning ‘tool’.
From a managerial perspective, organizational structure is a sort of tool in the
hands of management, who uses it in order to accomplish the organization’s goals.
What that tool should be like depends on the managers’ ideas regarding what the
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organization is, what its role is, what its meaning is, and what it should be like.
Culture shapes the interpretative schemes of the majority of the organization’s
members, and even the management’s interpretative schemes. Culture thus
imposes on the leader and his associates a specific view on the organization, its
meaning,itspurpose,andalsoasuitablemodeofitsstructuring.Thustheconscious
and planned shaping and formal sanctioning of relations between individuals
and groups in an organization will be strongly influenced by the meaning that
the management assigns to the said relations, which has been imposed on them
by organizational culture (Ranson, Hinings, Greenwood, 1980). Organizational
culture thus creates the frame of reference in which organizational structure is
designed. The organizational structure model formed in an organization must,
therefore, be in accordance with the dominant cultural assumptions, values, and
norms. If, for instance, an assumption of unequal distribution of power and the
necessity to concentrate power at the top prevails in an organizational culture,
then it is very likely that a centralized organizational structure will occur. If
organizational culture imposes on employees and managers the metaphor of the
organization as a machine, i.e., as a systematized, standardized, and regulated
system which minimizes uncertainties in its functioning, then the organizational
structure is very likely to turn out as highly formalized and specialized and
having functional departmentalization.
Organizational culture does not impact organizational structure only ex-ante,
duringtheselectionofanadequateorganizationalmodel,butitalsodoesitex-post,
during its implementation. The nature of this impact can be twofold – positive and
negative, depending on compatibility between the new organizational structure
model and the existing organizational culture. When the new organizational
structure and the existing organizational culture are compatible, organizational
culture impacts the implementation of the selected organizational structure
through the process of its legitimization. Every organizational structure directs
the behaviour of employees in their everyday work. It determines the employees’
methods of conducting tasks, the manner of their interactions with others, and
the way they make decisions. Each organizational structure model induces a
different behaviour in organization members. If the behaviour induced by the
selected organizational structure is compatible with the values of the existing
culture it will legitimize the structure in the eyes of the organization’s members
as the proper and useful model in terms of achieving both organizational and
individual interests. In such cases the assumptions, values, and norms of the
organizational culture designate the selected organizational structure model as
useful, desirable, good, or ‘right’, and thereby make it legitimate in the eyes of
the organization members. This means that employees accept the organizational
7. Organizational culture and structure
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structure that is in compliance with the cultural assumptions, values, and norms
as the only one suitable for meeting their needs and goals. In that case the
organizational culture will have a positive effect on the implementation of the
selected organizational model.
If the selected organizational structure is not compatible with the existing
organizational culture, it will not be legitimate in its members’ eyes. In that case
either culture or structure must be changed, depending on the manner of solving
the state of cognitive dissonance. If the new organizational structure directs
employees to behave in their everyday work in a manner incompatible with the
existing cultural values and norms which they respect, the implementation of the
new organizational structure will induce a state of so-called cognitive dissonance
among employees (Fiske, Taylor, 1991). This is an unpleasant and frustrating state
that occurs when values respected by an individual are not in accordance with the
manner in which s/he is forced to behave. In other words, people must work in a
way they do not consider as good, correct, or useful. Employees are frustrated by
the dissonance between values and norms on the one hand, and activities in which
they are involved through implementation of the new organizational structure on
the other. People have the need to be consistent and operate in accordance with
their beliefs: hence the state of cognitive dissonance is unpleasant. Consequently,
organization members will tend to get out of this state as soon as they can. This
can be done in two ways. First, they can strictly follow the values and norms
determined by the existing culture, and return to their earlier behaviour which
complies with those values. Second, if it is for any reason impossible for them to go
back to the previous model of behaviour, organization members will change their
values and norms for the sake of subsequent rationalization and legitimization of
their new behaviour. In the first situation, where cognitive dissonance is solved by
persistently operating in accordance with the existing cultural values and norms,
organizational culture prevails and the new organizational structure will not be
implemented. Organizational culture thus, in fact, delegitimizes organizational
structure, i.e., makes it seem useless, wrong, or inefficient in the eyes of the
organization members. Organizational culture then rises as an insurmountable
barrier for implementation of the selected organizational structure. In such cases
the newly proclaimed model of organizational structure remains a ‘dead letter’,
since employees and managers continue to work as usual, potentially adapting
their behaviour on a symbolic level in order to (falsely) manifest acceptance of
the new structure. The new organizational structure is applied only formally and
does not have any ramifications. It is also possible to still implement the new
organizational structure, but only partially or in a modified form which ensures
consistency with the existing cultural values. The other way of solving the state
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of cognitive dissonance is for the organizational structure to prevail and the
organizational culture to change; this will be discussed later.
Intheintroductionwestatedthatthenatureoftherelationbetweenorganizational
culture and organizational structure implies that it goes both ways, meaning
that culture influences organizational structure, and also that organizational
structure influences organizational culture. Organizational culture influences
selection and implementation of an organizational model in the described way,
but also the long-term implementation of an organizational structure model can
affect organizational culture, i.e., it can consolidate or modify the existing type of
organizational culture within a company. The effect that organizational structure
will have on the company’s culture depends on the compatibility between
cultural values and norms on the one hand, and modes of performing work and
completing tasks implied by implementation of the particular organizational
structure model in question on the other.
If the new organizational structure implies a behaviour of organization members
which is in accordance with the existing cultural values, then the organizational
structure will have a positive impact on the existing organizational culture: it
will strengthen its values. It will do this through a process of institutionalization.
Every organizational structure induces specific behaviour in organization
members regarding tasks they conduct daily and the manner in which they
perform them. On the other hand, such behaviour of organization members has
certain symbolic and cognitive implications. Organization members inevitably
accept and incorporate in their interpretative schemes the assumptions, values,
and norms that justify their behaviour. At the same time they accept the existing
values and create new symbols of these values in order to publicly manifest this
acceptance. Thus, when the new organizational structure implies a behaviour
that is in accordance with the already existing cultural assumptions, values, and
norms, then these assumptions will be strengthened by implementation of the
structure and repetition of the behaviour it induces. With this process the culture
becomes institutionalized through organizational structure. Institutionalization
of culture represents a process through which the cultural assumptions, values,
and norms in an organization are being built in its structure. By directing and
shaping organization members’ behaviours in a manner compatible with the
dominant cultural values and norms, the structure is strengthened and the
culture institutionalized.
If the new model of organizational structure requires organization members
to behave in a way unacceptable to the values and norms of the existing
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organizational culture, two situations can develop. One has already been
described in the text above: when the organizational culture prevails, and so the
organizational structure is either completely unimplemented or is implemented
in a modified way. However, if the organizational structure prevails, it can change
the existing organizational culture. In this case the organizational structure
deinstitutionalizes culture, and thus starts the process of its transformation. By
radically and permanently changing the organizational structure model, the
organization’s management forces employees to behave for a certain period of
time in a manner that is not compatible with the dominant cultural assumptions,
values, and norms. This leads employees to the already described state of
cognitive dissonance (Fiske, Taylor, 1991), from which they can be relieved in
two ways. First, they can stick strictly to the values determined by the existing
culture and thus return to the previous behaviour which is in accordance with
the said values. This situation has already been described as a prevalence of
culture, which results in delegitimizing, and, consequently, in either lack of
implementation or modification of the new structure. However, organization
members can also escape cognitive dissonance by abandoning the values and
normsthattheyrespect,andadoptingthenewonesthatlegitimizenewbehaviour,
which is enforced by the new organizational structure. The massive relief from
organization members’ cognitive dissonance that this method provides leads
to transformation of organizational culture. Therefore, if management persists
in implementing the new organizational model, employees will have no other
choice but to change their values and norms, and to do so by complying with the
new organizational structure. This will finally result in harmony between culture
and structure, but with a new culture that legitimizes the new structure. In this
way, the new organizational structure shapes a new organizational culture.
Figure 1. Mutual relations between organizational culture and structure
Organizational
culture
Organizational
structure
Legitimizes
Institutionalizes
Source: Author’s calculation
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3.
Mutual Conditioning of Organizational Culture Types and
Organizational Structure Models
In order to operationalize the relation of the mutual impact of organizational
culture and organizational structure, we will establish causal relations between
types of organizational culture and types of organizational structure. It will then
become clear that a certain type of organizational culture implies a certain type of
organizational structure and vice versa, i.e., that implementation of a particular
type of organizational structure leads to the development of a particular type of
organizational culture. In order to demonstrate this we must first differentiate
specific types of organizational culture and specific models of organizational
structure, and then set a correlation between them.
3.1. Types of Organizational Culture
There are numerous classifications of organizational culture types, and they all
differaccordingtothecriteriausedtodifferentiateculturetypes(Cameron,Quinn,
2011; Deal, Kennedy, 2011; Balthazard, Cooke, Potter, 2006; Denison, Mishra,
1995; O’Reilly, Chatman, Caldwell, 1991). The two most suitable organizational
culture classifications for the analysis of the impact of organizational culture on
organizational structure are given by Charles Handy (Handy, 1979) and Fons
Trompenaars (Trompenaars, 1994). Handy’s classification differentiates between
power culture, task culture, role culture, and people culture. Trompenaars’
classification identifies family culture, ‘Eiffel Tower’ culture, ‘guided missile’
culture, and incubator culture. These two classifications use the same criteria to
differentiate organizational culture types: hence the described types are similar.
Power culture, or family culture, is based on the assumption that power should
be concentrated at the organization’s top. This type of culture implies the
metaphor of the family, which means that members regard the organization as
a sort of patriarchal family led by the ‘father’, i.e., pater familias. The nature of
relations in an organization reflects the nature of relations that exist in families.
Thus, the ‘father’ of the family centralizes all power in his hands, and makes
almost all decisions. The source of the leader’s power lies either in his charisma
or in his control of resources, while the amount of power which the organization
members have depends on the level of their closeness to the leader. As in families,
in organizations with power or family culture the relationship between members
has priority over tasks and structure. This results in a low formalization level,
simple structure, and underdevelopment of the systems, procedures, and other
formal restrictions of individual and collective actions. Enforcement of the
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leader’s decisions is conducted through his direct and personal influence on the
organization members. This type of culture implies a high level of flexibility, since
the organization members readily accept all the changes coming from the leader.
Role culture, or ‘Eiffel Tower’ culture, is the culture of bureaucratic
organizations. In this type of culture the organization is represented by the
metaphor of a machine. This metaphor suggests a high level of formalization
and standardization, since the organization, like a machine, must accomplish
its purpose in a precise and prescribed way. This is the reason why formal
rules, procedures, systems, and structures are highly developed and have a
critical role in the organization’s functioning. Role or ‘Eiffel Tower’ culture
predominantly values rationality, so the organization must, first of all, be a
rational tool for achieving the stakeholders’ objectives. In order to be rational,
the organization must be specialized, standardized, and formalized. It also has to
be depersonalized, since every personal or social influence needs to be excluded
for the sake of rationality. It follows that organizations with role or ‘Eiffel Tower’
culture rely on work structure, division of labour, and tasks, while social relations
between people are of secondary importance. This type of culture implies uneven
distribution of power within the organization, since the top of the organization
prescribes the rules with which the members are obliged to comply. Role or ‘Eiffel
Tower’ culture leads to rigidity and resistance to change, since changes disturb
the harmonious functioning of the ‘machine’.
In task or ‘guided missile’ culture the organization is represented by the metaphor
of a tool for solving problems and completing tasks. This type of culture values
results, competence, creativity, accomplishments, and change. Teamwork is also
highly appreciated, since the tasks that such organizations need to accomplish
are usually complex and demand various sorts of knowledge and abilities. In
organizations with task or ‘guided missile’ culture, professionals who have the
required knowledge solve the complex problems. In order to perform their tasks
they need autonomy in their work and the possibility of independent decision-
making. Therefore in this type of culture the power in an organization is
relatively equally distributed among its members. Since this is a culture in which
organization is seen as a tool for problem solving and performing set tasks, it is
quite clear that the focus will be on the work structure and tasks, while social
relations will be secondary.
In people or incubator culture, individualism and individual growth represent
the highest values. The organization is understood as an incubator of people and
ideas. For the members of such an organization the realization of their individual
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goals has more importance than the realization of the organization’s goals. To its
members the organization is a mere context in which they realize their personal
goals. This context can be more or less adapted to the individual needs of the
organization members, and this is the basic criterion according to which they
evaluate the organization’s quality. Consequently equality in distribution of
power is preferred in organizations with this type of culture. The organization
members, usually experts, participate in organizational decision-making in order
to provide conditions for their growth. Since everything is perceived through the
prism of the personal growth of the organization members, this type of culture
is focused on social structure and interpersonal relations, while work structure is
of secondary importance.
The described types of organizational culture differ according to several criteria,
but the key differences arise according to two criteria. The first criterion for
differentiation of organizational culture types in Hendy’s and Trompenaar’s
classifications is set according to the assumption of distribution of power in the
organization. Distribution of power among the members of a social group, such
as an organization, always arises as one of several key issues that every social
group, and thus also an organization, must resolve. A solution of this issue is
incorporated into the social group’s culture in the form of cultural assumptions
(Hofstede, 2001). According to the criterion of distribution of power, we can
make a distinction between the organizational cultures that assume the need for
authoritarian, or unequal, i.e., hierarchical, distribution of power, and those that
assume the need for egalitarian, or equal, distribution of power. Authoritarian
or hierarchical organizational cultures assume that an unequal distribution of
power within a social system is inevitable, useful, and necessary for realizing the
system’sgoalsandpurposes.SuchculturesareHandy’spowerandroleculturesand
Trompenaar’s family and ‘Eiffel Tower’ cultures. Egalitarian cultures, conversely,
assume that within a social system, such as an organization, distributing power
as evenly as possible is something useful, possible, and necessary; and that only
such a distribution can ensure the realization of the social system’s goals. Task
and people cultures in Handy’s classification, and ‘guided missile’ and incubator
cultures in Trompenaar’s classification, belong to such cultures.
The second criterion according to which the described types of organizational
culture are differentiated is the primary frame of collective action through which
the organization realizes its goals. The collective action frame is the second
fundamental issue that a social group such as an organization must resolve in
order to function efficiently. Every organization is formed in order to realize its
members’ or stakeholders’ goals by taking collective and coordinated actions.
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On the other hand, the organization’s nature is dichotomous: it contains a work
component (tasks and structures) and a social component (people and their
relationships). Therefore, an organization must decide whether it will meet the
stakeholders’ and members’ goals and interests primarily through social or
through work structure. In other words, organizations decide whether they are
going to accomplish their tasks through collective action within the work or task
structure, or whether they are going to do it through collective action within the
social structure or social relations network. The assumption of a suitable collective
action frame becomes incorporated in organizational culture and thus becomes
one of the important criteria for its differentiation from other types of culture.
According to the criterion of a suitable collective action frame in organizations,
we can differentiate between organizational cultures which assume that collective
action should be taken within the frame of the work structure, and organizational
cultures which hold the assumption that collective action should be taken within
the frame of the social structure. The first type, which implies domination of
work over social structure, includes role and task cultures, i.e., ‘Eiffel Tower’ and
‘guided missile’ cultures. The second type of culture, which implies domination
of social instead of work structure, includes power culture and people culture, as
well as family and incubator culture.
By combining both criteria for differentiation of organizational cultures, we can
construct the following matrix:
Table 1. Differentiation of organizational culture types
Distribution of
power
Collective action frame
Work structure, tasks Social structure, relations
Authoritarian,
hierarchical
distribution of power
Role culture (H)
‘Eiffel Tower’ culture (T)
Power culture (H)
Family culture (T)
Egalitarian
distribution of power
Task culture (H)
‘Guided missile’ culture (T)
People culture (H)
Incubator culture (T)
Source: Author’s calculation
3.2. Organizational Structure Models
The classification of organizational structure models has been dealt with
in the works of Henry Mintzberg (Mintzberg, 1979). His classification of
organizational structure models completely dominates in literature related to
organizational structuring. This comprehensive classification is based on nine
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structural parameters and five organizational parts, and it differentiates five
basic organizational models, or configurations, of organizational structure:
simple model, bureaucratic model, professional model, model of adhocracy,
and divisional model. Each model is characterized by a specific configuration of
structural dimensions, from which their particular characteristics, advantages,
and disadvantages are derived.
The simple organizational model can be found in small and young organizations,
primarily privately owned. It is characterized by simplicity (hence the name).
The second important characteristic of this model is its flexibility. This
organizational model enables a company to react quickly and readily to changes
in its environment, as well as to adapt its operating modes. The third significant
characteristic of this organizational model is its orientation toward the leader. In
thesimpleorganizationalmodeleverythingisorientedtowardsanddependsupon
the company’s leader. Labour distribution in this organizational model is highly
undeveloped, and the level of specialization is low. Practically, everyone does
everything, i.e., they do what the organization’s leader directs them to do. This
contributes to the organization’s flexibility, but it also decreases its productivity
and, consequently, its efficiency. The degree of centralization in decision-making
is very high. Practically all important decisions, not just those of strategic but
also those of operative importance, are made by the leader, alone or with the
aid of his closest associates. This is the reason why this model is restricted to
small businesses: in large companies, the number of necessary decisions exceeds
the intellectual capacities of a single person. Unit grouping is functional and
undeveloped. Coordination is conducted through the direct control of the leader,
who supervises and controls everything by himself. Formalized systems of
control and coordination are not yet developed.
The bureaucratic model is usually found in large and mature organizations. This
model is highly efficient but very inflexible and rigid, and has a negative impact
on employee satisfaction. There is a very high level of labour division: therefore
specialization is very high, which implies high productivity and product quality.
The level of formalization is exceptionally high and coordination is conducted
through standardization of processes. Every process that is even remotely
important in the organization is covered by written procedures: there are many
instructions, manuals, and organizational regulations, and they are all obeyed
to a great extent. Centralization is relatively high, since decision-making takes
place at the organizational top, although in this model that does not imply only
one person, but a technostructure which prescribes procedures and has a real
impact on the functioning of the organization. The number of hierarchical levels
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is very high, and the structure is therefore ‘deep’. Unit grouping is developed and
functional, since it suits a high level of specialization.
The professional model can usually be found in organizations that work with
sophisticated technologies, in which workers in the operational field are
experts or highly educated professionals. Therefore it can be found in institutes,
universities, hospitals, research laboratories, and such. It is not a flexible model,
since the professionals in this model apply standard working procedures in
standard situations. It is characterized by a relatively high level of formalization,
with the application of knowledge standardization as a coordination mechanism.
It is a decentralized organizational model, since the decision-making authority
must be delegated to professionals who are solely competent to make decisions
within their field of work. The labour division level is relatively high, and unit
grouping is functional or project-based.
The adhocracy model is implemented in smaller organizations operating with
complex and sophisticated technology, which must manifest a high level of
flexibility, creativity, and innovation in their operations. It is mostly found in
high-tech companies, research laboratories, and consulting agencies. In the
adhocracy model the workers in the operational field are also professionals, but
they do not operate according to standardized patterns, instead solving problems
and conducting assignments ad hoc (when needed, on a case-by-case basis).
The company consists of a series of working teams, with variable membership.
Coordination within teams is conducted by direct mutual communication, which
isalsowhythisorganizationalmodelcannotbeimplementedinlargercompanies.
The professional specialization level in working teams is not particularly high,
because of the necessity of teamwork. The organizational structure is highly
decentralized, since teams must be provided with sufficient authority to carry
out tasks.
Large and mature companies operating in a heterogeneous market, where they
operate in very different market segments and apply diversification strategy,
implement the divisional model. The company is divided into several partially
autonomous organizational units (divisions) that are assigned to conduct
company activities in specific market segments. The key characteristic of this
organizational model is its selective decentralization of authority, from company
level to division level. Another important characteristic is divisional or market
grouping. Interestingly, within the divisional model of organization, divisions
can vary a lot in their organizational structures. Since they are autonomous
in their business operations as well as in their choice of organizational model,
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the divisions will implement the structural model that is most suited to their
conditions. Those organizational models can be very different from one another.
Four out of the five described organizational models can be differentiated
according to two basic criteria. The divisional model is complex, and it cannot
be unambiguously classified into a specific category. The first criterion according
to which we can differentiate between the described organizational models is
the level of decision-making centralization within the structure. We can use
this criterion to differentiate between centralized and decentralized models. The
former includes simple and bureaucratic models of organizational culture, while
the latter includes the adhocracy model and the professional model.
The second criterion for differentiating organizational models is the degree
of formalization of its structure, which is reflected in the extent to which
the processes are covered by formal procedures, as well as in the extent of
specialization and task standardization in the given structure. Models with a
high level of formalization include the bureaucratic and professional models,
with standardization (of processes or knowledge) as their main mechanism of
coordination. Models with low formalization include the simple model and the
adhocracy model, with their flexible mechanisms of coordination: direct control
and mutual communication.
By combining these criteria we can construct the following matrix of
organizational structure types:
Table 2. Differentiation of organizational structure types
Centralization
Formalization
High Low
High Bureaucratic model Simple model
Low Professional model Adhocracy model
Source: Author’s calculation
The divisional model of organizational structure is complex. It is basically a
system of divisions as individual organizations, and each of them can choose
to adopt different organizational models. It is therefore impossible to locate the
divisional model within the matrix above.
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3.3. Matching of Organizational Culture Types and Organizational Structure Models
The presented classifications of organizational cultures and organizational
structure models indicate a high level of accordance between the criteria used
for differentiating organizational culture types and organizational models. The
assumptions of suitable distribution of power within an organization, based
on which organizational cultures are differentiated, are evidently connected
with centralization level, based on which organizational structure models are
distinguished. On the other hand, assumptions regarding the suitable form of
collective action in an organization, based on which organizational cultures
are differentiated, are evidently related to the formalization level in models
of organizational structure. This enables us to postulate hypotheses on causal
relations between specific types of organizational culture and specific models of
organizational structure.
Authoritarian or hierarchical cultures, with a dominant assumption of unequal
distribution of power within the organization, are mutually conditioned with
the models of organizational structure that possess a high level of centralization.
In cultures that assume unequal distribution of power in an organization as
something desirable, useful, and good, it is most likely that centralized models
of organizational structure will occur and be effective: the decision-making
authority in these models of organizational structure is at the organizational
top, and the organization members situated on lower levels do not participate in
decision-making. On the other hand, long-term implementation of centralized
models of organizational structure will gradually lead to development and/or
strengthening of authoritarian organizational culture, which has a dominant
assumption of unequal distribution of power as something desirable, useful, and
good. Therefore, we may establish the following hypothesis:
H1
: Organizational cultures which assume authoritarian or hierarchical
distribution of power are compatible with centralized models of organizational
structure.
Based on this hypothesis, we may expect Handy’s power culture and role culture,
as well as Trompenaar’s ‘Eiffel Tower’ culture and family culture, to imply
implementation of simple and bureaucratic models of organizational structure,
and also that the implementation of these models will lead towards development
of the aforementioned types of organizational culture.
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Egalitarian cultures, with a dominant assumption of the need for more equal
distribution of power within an organization, are mutually conditioned with
the models of organizational structure in which the degree of decision-making
centralization is low. In cultures that have a dominant assumption of equal
distribution of power as something desirable, good, and useful, it is most likely
that decentralized models of organizational structure will occur and be effective:
the decision-making authority in these models of organizational structure is more
evenly distributed among all hierarchical levels, and the level of organization
members’ participation in decision-making is relatively high. On the other
hand, the long-term implementation of decentralized models of organizational
structure will gradually lead to thedevelopment and/or strengthening of an
egalitarian organizational culture, which has a dominant assumption of equal
distribution of power as something desirable, useful and, good. Therefore, we
may establish the following hypothesis:
H2
: Organizational cultures which assume egalitarian distribution of power are
compatible with decentralized models of organizational structure.
Based on this hypothesis, we may expect Handy’s task and people cultures,
as well as Trompenaar’s incubator and ‘guided missile’ cultures, to imply
implementation of the professional model and the adhocracy model, and that
implementation of these models will lead to development of the aforementioned
types of organizational culture.
Cultures in which problem-solving and accomplishment of organizational
goals are primarily conducted through work or formal structure are mutually
conditioned with highly formalized models of organizational structure. In
cultures with the predominant assumption that organizational collective action
is most effectively realized through work structure and tasks, it is most likely that
the models of organizational structure with a high degree of formalization will
occur and be effective: these models of organizational structure precisely prefer
work structure and tasks over social structure and relationships. On the other
hand, the long-term implementation of formalized organizational structures will
lead to development and/or strengthening of an organizational culture in which
a formal work structure and tasks will be highly appreciated. Therefore, we may
establish the following hypothesis:
H3
: Organizational cultures oriented towards work structure and tasks are
compatible with formalized models of organizational structure.
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Based on this hypothesis, we may expect Handy’s role and task cultures, as well as
Trompenaar’s‘EiffelTower’and‘guidedmissile’cultures,toimplyimplementation
of professional and bureaucratic models of organizational structure, and that the
implementation of these models will lead to development of the aforementioned
types of organizational culture.
Cultures in which problem-solving and accomplishment of organizational
goals are primarily conducted through social structure and relations are
mutually conditioned with models of organizational structure with low level of
formalization. In cultures with the dominant assumption that organizational
collective action is most efficiently realized through social structure and
relationships, it is most likely that models of organizational structure with a
low level of formalization that prefer social structure and relations over work
structures and tasks will occur and be effective. On the other hand, the long-term
implementation of an organizational structure with low level of formalization
will lead to the development and/or strengthening of an organizational culture in
which social structure and relationships will be highly appreciated. Accordingly,
we may establish the following hypothesis:
H4
: Organizational cultures oriented towards social structure and tasks are
compatiblewithmodelsoforganizationalstructurewithlowlevelofformalization.
Based on this hypothesis, we may expect Handy’s power and people cultures, as
well as Trompenaar’s family and incubator cultures, to imply implementation
of the simple model and the model of adhocracy, and that the implementation
of these models of organizational structure will lead to the development of the
aforementioned types of organizational culture.
Basedonthecorrespondenceofthebasiccriteriafordifferentiatingorganizational
cultures and organizational structure models, we can construct the following
matrix that supports the hypotheses on the direct causal relations between
specific types of organizational culture and suitable models of organizational
structure.
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Table 3.
Mutual correspondence of organizational culture types and
organizational structure models
Distribution of power /
Centralization level
Collective action frame / Formalization level
Work structure, tasks
High formalization
Social structure, relations
Low formalization
Authoritarian,
hierarchical
distribution of power
High centralization
Role culture (H)
‘Eiffel Tower’ culture (T)
Bureaucratic model of
organizational structure
Power culture (H)
Family culture (T)
Simple model of
organizational structure
Egalitarian distribution
of power
Low centralization
Task culture (H)
‘Guided missile’ culture
Professional model of
organizational structure
People culture (H)
Incubator culture (T)
Adhocracy model of
organizational structure
Source: Author’s calculation
Thereisarelationofmutualconditioningbetweenroleor‘EiffelTower’cultureand
a bureaucratic model of organizational structure, because there is a high degree
of correspondence between the assumptions of this type of organizational culture
and the assumptions on which the bureaucratic model is based. Role culture and
‘Eiffel Tower’ culture assume that the organization is a rational instrument for
achievinggoals,whichisalsothebasisofthebureaucraticmodeloforganizational
structure. Since this type of culture assumes the rationality of all the processes
in an organization, it is only natural to design the organizational structure to
provide that rationality. It does this through a high level of formalization and
centralization, and by relying on procedures and rules constituting the core of
a bureaucratic organizational model. Role and ‘Eiffel Tower’ culture assume the
necessity of unequal distribution of power in an organization, and this is in full
accordance with the centralization of authority in the bureaucratic model. In this
modelthetechnostructurebasedattheorganization’stophasthehighestauthority,
and it prescribes the procedures that everyone within the model complies with.
On the other hand, long-term implementation of the bureaucratic model, with
its centralization of power in the technostructure, leads to development and/or
strengthening of authoritarian values of unequal distribution of power, and this
is at the very basis of role culture or ‘Eiffel Tower’ culture. Role culture and ‘Eiffel
Tower’ culture hold the assumption that the most suitable form of collective
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action is conducted through the work structure and tasks, and this is in complete
accordance with high formalization and focus on procedures, systems, and
structures in a bureaucratic organizational model. On the other hand, the very
implementation of the bureaucratic organization model, with its strong presence
of procedures, standards, and rules, develops and/or strengthens the values of
rational collective action through the work structure and tasks which constitute
the basis of role culture and ‘Eiffel Tower’ culture. Based on the above, we may
establish the following hypothesis:
H5
: Role culture or ‘Eiffel Tower’ culture implies implementation of the
bureaucratic model of organizational structure, while implementation of the
bureaucratic model of organizational structure implies development and/or
strengthening of role culture or ‘Eiffel Tower’ culture.
Power culture, or family culture, is mutually conditioned with the simple
model of organizational structure. In this type of culture the starting premise
is that the organization is a tool in the leader’s hands, made for the realization
of organizational goals in the way s/he finds suitable. It is also assumed that
the leader, or the ‘head of the family’, should control all the power within the
organization, while the rest of organization ‘family’ members should obey.
Starting from these assumptions, a simple model of organization is designed;
it is highly centralized in order to provide the leader with all the power, and
it has a low degree of formalization, so that the leader her/himself, instead of
some procedures, can direct all the processes in the organization. Since the
metaphor of organization of this type of culture is a family with a father figure at
the head, it is clear that everything in this culture depends on the organization’s
leader. Therefore the organization members expect the leader to personally and
informally shape all business processes and to make all important decisions. The
assumption of the need for authoritarian or hierarchical distribution of power
within the organization is in every way compatible with the metaphor of the
family. This assumption implies implementation of a simple organization model,
since it is centralized and its members do not have decision-making authority. On
the other hand, long-term implementation of the simple model of organization
introduces or strengthens the assumption that the centralization of power in
the leader’s hands is necessary for the efficient functioning of the organization,
whereby power culture, or family culture, is actually being built. The metaphor
of the organization as a family in this culture type also leads to orientation
towards social structure and relationships. Just as interpersonal relations, and
not tasks, are primary in a family, likewise social structure and relationships
constitute the key component in organizations with power, or family, culture.
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Therefore a simple organizational model with underdeveloped structure and
low level of formalization is suitable for this type of culture. On the other hand,
long-term implementation of a simple organizational model strongly suggests
the assumption that interpersonal relations are more important for effective
functioning of an organization than formal structure, whereby power culture
and family culture are actually being developed and/or strengthened. Therefore,
we may establish the following hypothesis:
H6
: Power culture, or family culture, implies implementation of a simple
model of organizational structure, while implementation of a simple model of
organizational structure implies development and/or consolidation of power or
family culture.
Task culture, or ‘guided missile’ culture, is mutually conditioned with the
professional model of organizational structure. This culture assumes that
management and employees perceive their organization as a tool for solving
problems and completing tasks. In this culture type the organization members
highlyvalueresultsandaccomplishments.Therefore,inorganizationswithtaskor
‘guidedmissile’culture,themostsuitablemodeloforganizationistheprofessional
model, which ensures focus on projects by its team or project structure. Task
culture and ‘guided missile’ culture assume the need for equal, or egalitarian,
distribution of power, whereby all the members of the organization can influence
its functioning. This type of culture creates the conditions for implementation of
the professional model in which workers in the operational field are professionals
who conduct sophisticated tasks and who, therefore, must have the authority for
independent problem-solving, as well as a high level of participation in decision-
making. On the other hand, long-term implementation of the professional
model of organization strengthens the assumption that it is necessary for all the
members of an organization to equally participate in decision-making within the
organization, and this creates the basis for the development of task or ‘guided
missile’ culture. Task culture and ‘guided missile’ culture force their members to
focus on tasks and work structure, which complies with the implementation of
the professional model of organization, based on the application of standardized,
formalized procedures to realize projects and solve clients’ problems. On the
other hand, the implementation of the professional model of organization will in
time strengthen the assumption that a formal structure is more important than
interpersonal relations, which will then constitute the basis for the development
of task and ‘guided missile’ culture. Thus, we may establish the following
hypothesis:
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H7
: Task or ‘guided missile’ culture implies implementation of the professional
model of organizational structure, while implementation of the professional
model of organizational structure implies development and/or strengthening of
task or ‘guided missile’ culture.
People or incubator culture is mutually conditioned with the adhocracy model
of organizational structure. This type of culture implies the metaphor of the
organization as an incubator for the individual growth of its members. The
fundamental purpose of an organization is seen as assisting its members in
their individual development. Hence, individual objectives are more important
than organizational ones, and individual autonomy and organization members’
creativity are at the very top of the hierarchy of values. In this type of culture it is
perfectlynaturaltodeveloptheadhocracymodel,sincethismodel’scharacteristics
provide precisely individual autonomy, creativity, innovation, the conditions
for learning, and the development of professionals as organization members.
People or incubator culture assumes the need for egalitarian distribution of
power in an organization, which creates the conditions for the implementation
of the adhocracy model of organizational structure, which implies a high level of
autonomy for the organization’s members. On the other hand, implementation
of the adhocracy model of organization gradually develops the organization
members’ assumption that equal distribution of power within the organization is
necessary for the organization’s functioning, and thereby creates the conditions
for development of people or incubator culture. This type of culture also assumes
that people and their competences and interpersonal relations, and not formal
structures, are crucial for the organization’s functioning. In this way incubator
and people cultures create the conditions for implementation of the adhocracy
model of organization, with its low level of formalization and its basis in the
competences and creativity of teamed professionals. On the other hand,
implementation of the adhocracy model in an organization will consolidate
its members in the belief that competences, creativity, and their interpersonal
relations are more important than formal or work structures, which will lead
to development of people or incubator cultures. Therefore, we may establish the
following hypothesis:
H8
: People or incubator culture implies implementation of the adhocracy model
of organizational structure, while implementation of the adhocracy model of
organizational structure implies development and/or strengthening of people or
incubator culture.
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4. Conclusions
Organizational culture and organizational structure are among the most
researched concepts within the organizational field, since they have an
exceptionally strong influence on the behaviour and performance of both the
organization members and the organization as a whole. This paper started from
the premise that these two concepts impact one another, and therefore when
they match they will have a stronger influence on organizational performance.
If organizational culture and structure are not in accord, there will be serious
tensions and problems which will affect the organization’s functioning and
its results. It is therefore important to know how organizational culture and
structure impact on each other.
Organizational culture affects the design and implementation of organizational
structure. With its assumptions, values, norms, and attitudes, the culture
creates the context and the frame of reference used by those who design the
organizational structure. Also, the cultural context can significantly facilitate
or protract the implementation of the selected structure in its implementation
phase. Organizational culture legitimizes the behaviour and decisions imposed
on employees and management by the organizational structure within the
context of valid values and norms of behaviour. On the other hand, organizational
structure institutionalizes the culture, i.e., reflects its values, norms, and attitudes.
However, the organizational structure can strengthen or even change the existing
organizational culture. Therefore, the relation of organizational culture and
structure is twofold.
The operationalization of matching organizational culture and structure
becomes possible when we compare Handy’s and Trompenaar’s classifications
of types of organizational culture (Handy, 1996; Trompenaars, 1991) with
Mintzberg’s models of organizational structure (Mintzberg, 1979). In these
classifications both cultures and structures differ from one another according to
the same criteria: the criterion of distribution of power in an organization, and
the criterion of orientation towards tasks or people. As a result the hypotheses on
matching individual types of organizational culture and models of organizational
structure can be established. Role culture or ‘Eiffel Tower’ culture implies the
implementation of the bureaucratic model of organization; task culture or ‘guided
missile’ culture corresponds to the professional model of organization; power
culture, or family culture, corresponds to the implementation of the simple model
of organizational structure; and people culture, or incubator culture, implies the
implementation of the adhocracy model.
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Received: May 10, 2013
Accepted: July 07, 2013