TL;DR
- People have different needs that make them enjoy their work
- Some of these needs are better suited for certain types of company cultures
- You can either:
- a.) Adjust the culture to suit the managers, or
- b.) Hire/ promote managers into positions that are a better fit for them based on their needs
Notes
- Favorable work outcomes result from how well the needs and personalities of staff **match **the variables of the work environment
- Favorable work outcomes = motivation, satisfaction, low turnover
- **Needs and personalities **= what people want or need to feel good about their job
- **Work environment **= culture is a big one
- Organizational culture = shared values and beliefs that result in “norms” or a way of life in the company
- Culture results in more commitment, stability in the company, better decision-making, etc.
- 3 culture types (Wallach)
- Bureaucratic
- very organized, hierarchy and power-based, mature, stable, cautious
- Innovative
- creative, challenge and risk is normal, high stress
- Supportive
- friendly, fair, helpful staff, a family
- Bureaucratic
The study
- They evaluated the managers in several companies based on:
- Job satisfaction, job involvement, propensity to leave, propensity for risk taking, creativity
- Need for achievement, need for power, need for autonomy, and need for affiliation
- They evaluated the business culture on the Organizational Culture Index
The results
- Bureaucratic– High need for power and affiliation, and high creativity
- B cultures are well suited for people who want status/ power and to feel affiliated with others, and are creative thinkers
- Innovative– High need for achievement, affiliation, and power
- I cultures are well suited for people who want to feel achievement, affiliation with others, and status/ power
- Supportive– High need for autonomy
- S cultures are well suited for those who want to be autonomous and do more based on their own thinking
- Side note: Creativity does not mean risky
- Adaptors: high creativity but low/ moderate risk
- Innovators: high creativity and high risk