- 6 Marks
BMIS – May 2020 – L1 – Q1c – Organisation culture in business
Identify the type of organizational culture likely to exist in various organizations based on Charles Handy's model.
Question
Charles Handy identified four types of culture that are found in organisations.
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Which of these cultures is most likely to exist in each of the following organisations? Give your reasons.
i) A large department store with fifteen departments spread across six floors of a building, with an accounts and administration office.
ii) A rail transport company providing passenger transport services.
iii) A firm of architects specialising in the design of small office buildings: the founder of the firm is the senior architect, and there are six other junior architects, none of them partners in the firm.
iv) A software company with a team of eight software experts, providing bespoke software to corporate and government clients.
v) A school providing education to children between the ages of 7 and 18.
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- Tags: Charles Handy, Management Styles, Organizational Culture
- Level: Level 1
- Topic: Organisation culture in business
- Series: MAY 2020