Zeus
Athena
Charles Handy Model
Objectives
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Explain What is Organization Culture
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Describe the Types of Organization Culture
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Explain What is the Charles Handy Model
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Explain What is ‘The Gods of Management’
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Explain the Characteristics of Zeus or Club Culture
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List Advantages and Disadvantages of Zeus/Club Culture
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Explain the Characteristics of Apollo or Role Culture
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List Advantages and Disadvantages of Apollo/Role Culture
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Explain How to Improve an Apollo Culture
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Explain the Characteristics of Athena or Task Culture
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List Advantages and Disadvantages of Athena/Task Culture
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Explain Characteristics of Dionysus or Existential Culture
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List Advantages and Disadvantages of Dionysus Culture
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Describe the Uses of the Charles Handy Model
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Explain How to Understand the Organization’s Culture
Introduction
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Jennifer Smith has joined
Oswald Software Inc. as a Senior
Software Tester.
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She has about three years of
experience working as a
Software Tester in her previous
organization, Leonard Inc.
Introduction
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The people at Oswald followed
very orthodox methods for
working.
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There were very strict protocols
for completing every task.
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The decision making power was
vested in only a select few and
the others had to just follow
orders.
Introduction
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Jennifer found that only the people
at the top of the hierarchical order
had the power to make decisions
and only they were authorized to
take decisions.
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These powerful people also
enjoyed special privileges at the
workplace.
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They were the most important
people at the workplace and were
also the major decision makers.
Introduction
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Jennifer was finding it increasingly
difficult to adjust to Oswald’s
culture.
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At Leonard, her previous
organization, the culture was much
more open and friendly.
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Leonard’s culture was such that
every employee was delegated roles
and responsibilities according to his
specialization, educational
qualification and interest to extract
the best out of him.
Introduction
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Jennifer tried her best to adjust
to Oswald’s culture but she just
could not adjust in a culture
where she had to just follow
orders.
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She was used to a more open
culture where she could freely
express her ideas and opinions
to her superiors.
Introduction
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Finally, Jennifer gave up after
trying for a year.
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She decided that Oswald’s culture
was just not something she could
ever get used to and decided to quit
her job at Oswald.
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For her next interview, she made
sure that she found out about the
organization’s culture from its
current employees, the HR and the
company website.
Introduction
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The Charles Handy Model is one
such model which helps you to
understand the various kinds of
organization cultures followed in
organizations.
Let us learn about
‘Charles Handy Model’ in
detail.
Types of Organization Culture
There are various types of organization culture such as follows:
Normative Culture
Pragmatic Culture
Academy Culture
Baseball Team Culture
Club Culture
Fortress Culture
Tough Guy Culture
Bet Your Company Culture
Process Culture
Let us look at each in detail.
What is the Charles Handy Model?
According to Charles Handy’s model, there are four types of culture which the
organizations follow:
• Power Culture
• Task Culture
• Person Culture
• Role Culture
Let us look at each in detail.
Importance of Organization Culture
The following are some of the key points which show the importance of
organization culture in an organization:
What is ‘The Gods of Management’?
The Fours Gods of Management
Four Gods of Management, their associated culture and picture is as follows:
Greek God: Zeus
Culture: Club Culture
Picture: Spider Web
Greek God: Apollo
Culture: Role Culture
Picture: Greek Temple
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