Organisational Behaviour - Organisational Structure and Culture
Organizational Structure and Culture Introduction In order to understand and evaluate different business structures one must be aware of the exact meaning and standards, which make that structure. Different business function in different ways. The World today is full of innovative and new structures, company cultures and ways in which companies base their work. Globalization has emphasized the meaning of company culture in ways that have led to completely new ideas, while technology has changed the face of the industry (The Age of Globalization: Impact of Information Technology on Global Business Strategies, 2007). In order to fully grasp the concepts of business structures and cultures the movies “The Devil Wears Prada” (by David Frankel, 2006) and “Up in the air”(by Jason Reitman, 2009) will be used for detailed explanation and examples of different business structures and culture and how they affect the business itself and the people who work in it. , while an exact comparison will be made during the explanation.
Company One The Devil Wears Prada portrays a typical example of a company named Runway, which functions on the basis of an Adhocracy. This type of business structure portrays a company, which functions through a support staff and practice selective decentralization (wwwpraguecollege.cz, 2012; full link in References). This in the sense of company culture can be linked to Hofstede’s cultural dimension theory where the company “Runway” is very high distance power (http://www.andrews.edu, no date; full link in References). In definition this means that there is a large power distance between the employer and the employees. Miranda Priestly, who is the head
of the company is treated with much respect and uses her power to control and lead the company, which can be seen in the movie during the scene where panic is laid out through the company due to her arrival (moviemomentsAUS, 2012). This is a clear example of how the
Company One The Devil Wears Prada portrays a typical example of a company named Runway, which functions on the basis of an Adhocracy. This type of business structure portrays a company, which functions through a support staff and practice selective decentralization (wwwpraguecollege.cz, 2012; full link in References). This in the sense of company culture can be linked to Hofstede’s cultural dimension theory where the company “Runway” is very high distance power (http://www.andrews.edu, no date; full link in References). In definition this means that there is a large power distance between the employer and the employees. Miranda Priestly, who is the head
of the company is treated with much respect and uses her power to control and lead the company, which can be seen in the movie during the scene where panic is laid out through the company due to her arrival (moviemomentsAUS, 2012). This is a clear example of how the
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