MGT 380 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Adhocracy, Sensemaking, Common Purpose
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System of shared beliefs and values that develops within an organization and guides the behavior of its members. Strength - assumes strength of corporate culture is related to long-term financial performance. Fit - assu(cid:373)es o(cid:396)ga(cid:374)izatio(cid:374)"s (cid:272)ultu(cid:396)e (cid:373)ust alig(cid:374) (cid:449)ith (cid:271)usi(cid:374)ess o(cid:396) st(cid:396)ategi(cid:272) (cid:272)o(cid:374)te(cid:454)t. Adaptive - assumes most effective cultures help organizations anticipate and adapt to environmental changes. System of coordinated activities or forces of people; for-profit, nonprofit, mutual-benefit. Illustration showing formal lines of authority and organizations official positions or work specializations. Simple - authority is centralized in a single person with few rules and low work specialization. Functional - people with similar occupational specialties are put together in formal groups. Divisional - people with diverse occupational specialties are put together in formal groups by similar products, customers or geographic regions. Matrix - organization combines functional and divisional chains of command in a grid so that there are two command structures-vertical and horizontal.
