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A company's culture can be seen through rituals, symbols, or certain practices that it performs. The best way to define organizational culture is to see it as the organizations' personality. Occasionally, an organization has to adjust or change its culture because of inside or outside variables. 

The contingency theory rests on the assumption that if a key element (e.g., geographical location, number of employees, product evolution, distribution of authority, or the marketplace) of the organization changes, then the leadership style must change and adapt accordingly.

Complete the following for this assignment:

Click on the “Organizational Culture Types” link in the reading assignment area and answer the following questions: 

 

 

http://www.ocai-online.com/about-the-Organizational-Culture-Assessment-Instrument-OCAI/Organizational-Culture-Types

  • Think about your current organization or an organization you have worked for recently. Which of the following organizational culture types would you define your organization: clan, adhocracy, market, or hierarchy? Why? 
  • In applying the contingency theory of leadership, do you think the same leader will be able to change the organization from one culture to another, such as from clan to market or from adhocracy to hierarchy?
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