AGEC 318 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Adhocracy, Organizational Culture, Formal System
14 Dec 2016
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Organizational culture: the set of shared, taken-for-granted implicit assumptions that a group holds and that determines how it perceives, thinks about, and reacts to its various environments. Organizational structure: a formal system of task and reporting relationships that coordinates and motivates an organizations member so that they can work together to achieve the organizations goals. Internal focus: values flexibility rather than stability, encourages collaboration among employees. Adhocracy culture: attempts to create innovative products by being adaptable, creative, and quick response to changes in the market place. 4 types of organizational culture: market culture. Driven by competition and a strong desire to deliver results: clan culture. Encourages collaboration among employees: adhocracy culture. Attempts to create innovative products by being adaptable, creative, and quick response to changes in the market place: hierarchy culture. Apt to have a formalized structured work environment aimed at achieving effectiveness through a variety of control mechanisms. The 3 levels of organizational culture: observable artifacts.
