ORGANIZATIONAL behaviour CASE STUDY

In a well written paragraph answer the following questions: What kind of organizational culture best fits you? When you start looking at companies to work for or start your own company, what culture will you strive for?

LEARNING ABOUT YOURSELF EXERCISE What Kind of Organizational Culture Fits You Best? at work For each of the following statements, circle the level of agreement or disagreement that you personally feel: SA = Strongly agree = Agree U = Uncertain SA A U D SD SA A U D SD SA U D SD D = Disagree SD = Strongly disagree 1. I like being part of a team and having my performance assessed in terms of my contribution to the team. 2. No person's needs should be compromised in order for a department to achieve its goals. 3. I like the thrill and excitement of taking risks. 4. If a person's job performance is inadequate, it's irrelevant how much effort he or she made. 5. I like things to be stable and predictable. 6. I prefer managers who provide detailed and rational explanations for their decisions. 7. I like to work where there isn't a great deal of pressure and where people are essentially easygoing. SA A D SD SA A U D SD SA A U D SD SA A U D SD Scoring Key: For items 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7, score as follows: Strongly agree = +2, Agree = + 1, Uncertain = 0, Disagree = -1, Strongly disagree = -2 For items 5 and 6, reverse the score (Strongly agree = -2, and so on). Add up your total. Your score will fall somewhere between +14 and -14. What does your score mean? The lower your score, the more comfortable you will be in a formal, mechanistic, rule- oriented, and structured culture. This is often associated with large corporations and government agencies. Positive scores indicate a preference for informal, humanistic, flexible, and innovative cultures, which are more likely to be found in research units, advertising firms, high-tech companies, and small businesses