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A 3D model and typology of organisational culture
A 3D model and typology of organisational culture

Author(s): Łukasz Sułkowski
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Sociology
Published by: Społeczna Akademia Nauk
Keywords: organisational culture; 3D model

Summary/Abstract: The proposed model of organisational cultures I used in my research is based on three dichotomous dimensions borrowed from G. Hofstede and other researchers. Although Hofstede proposed studying organisational cultures according to other dimensions of values than in the case of cultures of whole societies, there are numerous authors who think his model is more general and so apply it to organisational cultures too. It seems that three out of five dimensions proposed by Hofstede can become a basis for such a multidimensional model and typology. I am also in favour of this approach, as I believe that three of the dimensions included in Hofstede’s model are of a universal character, whether they concern individuals, organisational cultures or social cultures [Sułkowski 2012, pp. 103-118].

  • Issue Year: 5/2013
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 17-30
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English