Explanation cultural model

Source: ‘Ocai-online, 2022

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Adhocracy Culture

This is a dynamic and creative working environment. Employees take risks. Leaders are seen as innovators and risk takers. Experiments and innovation are a way of bonding. Prominence is emphasized. The long-term goal is to grow and create new resources. The availability of new products or services is seen as a success. The organization promotes individual initiative and freedom.

Organisation’s characteristics:

Do new things: create, innovate, envision the future
Transformational Change
Handle discontinuity, change, and risk
Freedom of thought and action, rule-breaking
Thoughtful experimentation, learning from mistakes, failing fast
Roles like entrepreneurs and visionaries
Visionaries inclined toward risk, not afraid of uncertainty

Hierarchy Culture

This is a formalized and structured workplace. Procedures direct what people do. Leaders are proud of efficiency-based coordination and organization. Keeping the organization functioning smoothly is most crucial. Formal rules and policies keep the organization together. The long-term goals are stability and results, paired with an efficient and smooth execution of tasks. Reliable delivery, continuous planning, and low cost define success. The personnel management has to guarantee work and predictability.

Organisation’s characteristics:

Do things right: eliminate errors
Incremental Change
Attention to details, careful decisions, precise analysis
Increase consistency and reliability, well-informed experts
Better processes and efficiency, routines
Roles like organizers and administrators
Conservative, cautious, logical problem solvers

Family Culture

This working environment is friendly. People have a lot in common, and it feels like a large family. The leaders are seen as mentors or maybe even father figures. The organization is held together by loyalty and tradition. There is great involvement. They emphasize long-term Human Resource Development. Success is defined within the framework of addressing the needs of the clients and caring for the people. The organization promotes teamwork, participation, and consensus.

Organisation’s characteristics:

Do things together: build teams, people matter
Long-term Change
Commitment, empowerment, cohesion, engagement
Human development
Collective wisdom, long-lasting partnerships, and relationships
Roles like a mentor and a coach
Wary of conflict

Market Culture

This is a results-based workplace that emphasizes targets, deadlines, and getting things done. People are competitive and focused on goals. Leaders are hard drivers, producers, and rivals. They can be tough with high expectations. The emphasis on winning keeps the organization together. Reputation and success are the most important. Long-term focus is on rival activities and reaching goals. Market dominance, achieving your goals, and great metrics are the definitions of success. Competitive prices and market leadership are important. The organizational style is based on competition.

Organisation’s characteristics:

Do things fast: compete, move fast, play to win
Fast Change
Customer satisfaction, attack competitors, shareholder value
Speed: results-right-now, getting things done, achieving goals
Acquire other firms, outsource selected processes,
Deliver results, make fast decisions, solve problems
Leaders are hard-driving, directive, commanding, demanding