Organisational culture

As a small business grows, the founder starts to delegate responsibilities. Every employee will have clear procedures to follow in their jobs.

Which statement below describes the change in culture of this business?

Analyse why an underperforming business with a role culture might choose to move towards a power culture.

To what extent might SSN Ltd benefit from changing its power culture to a role culture?

A business’s competitive advantage is based on innovation. Hofstede’s national cultures model includes indices for uncertainty avoidance (UAI) and power distance (PD).

Based only on Hofstede’s national cultures, this business would benefit most from locating in a country with

‘To achieve successful innovation, the level of spending on research and development is more important than the organisational culture of a business.’

Do you agree? Justify your view.

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