Dysfunctional culture, dysfunctional organization

Journal of Managerial Psychology - Tập 21 Số 8 - Trang 709-732 - 2006
Pierre A.Balthazard1, Robert A.Cooke2, Richard E.Potter3
1School of Global Management and Leadership, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
2College of Business Administration, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
3Department of Information and Decision Sciences, College of Business Administration, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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PurposeThis paper aims to describe how organizational culture is manifested in behavioral norms and expectations, focusing on 12 sets of behavioral norms associated with constructive, passive/defensive, and aggressive/defensive cultural styles.Design/methodology/approachThe organizational culture inventory, a normed and validated instrument designed to measure organizational culture in terms of behavioral norms and expectations, was used to test hypotheses regarding the impact of culture. Data are summarized from 60,900 respondents affiliated with various organizations that have used the instrument to assess their cultures. Also presented is a brief overview of a practitioner‐led assessment of four state government departments.FindingsThe results of correlational analyses illustrate the positive impact of constructive cultural styles, and the negative impact of dysfunctional defensive styles, on both the individual‐ and organizational‐level performance drivers. The results clearly link the dysfunctional cultural styles to deficits in operating efficiency and effectiveness.Originality/valueThe concept of organizational culture is derived from research in the field of organizational behavior characterized by use of qualitative methods. Yet, one of the most powerful strategies for organizational development is knowledge‐based change, an approach that generally relies on the use of quantitative measures. Although both methods share the potential for producing cumulative bodies of information for assessment and theory testing, quantitative approaches may be more practical for purposes of knowledge‐based approaches for organizational development generally, and assessing cultural prerequisites for organizational learning and knowledge management specifically.

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