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Handy broke down organizational culture into four simple but powerful types: handy c. -1993- understanding organizations
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Organizations are not machines. They are cultures, politics, and psychological contracts. handy c. -1993- understanding organizations
🔹 – Web of control. Fast, but relies on a central figure. 🔹 Role Culture – Pillars of logic and rules. Stable, but slow (think bureaucracy). 🔹 Task Culture – Net of expertise. All about getting the job done, often in teams. 🔹 Person Culture – Cluster of individual stars. The organization serves them (e.g., partnerships).