1. Zeus
Apollo
Athena
Dionysus
Charles Handy Model

2. Objectives Explain What is Organization Culture
Describe the Types of Organization Culture
Explain What is the Charles Handy Model
Explain What is ‘The Gods of Management’
Explain the Characteristics of Zeus or Club Culture
List Advantages and Disadvantages of Zeus/Club Culture
Explain the Characteristics of Apollo or Role Culture
List Advantages and Disadvantages of Apollo/Role Culture
Explain How to Improve an Apollo Culture
Explain the Characteristics of Athena or Task Culture
List Advantages and Disadvantages of Athena/Task Culture
Explain Characteristics of Dionysus or Existential Culture
List Advantages and Disadvantages of Dionysus Culture
Describe the Uses of the Charles Handy Model
Explain How to Understand the Organization’s Culture

3. Introduction
Jennifer Smith has joined Oswald Software Inc. as a Senior Software Tester.
She has about three years of experience working as a Software Tester in her previous organization, Leonard Inc.

4. Introduction
The people at Oswald followed very orthodox methods for working.
There were very strict protocols for completing every task.
The decision making power was vested in only a select few and the others had to just follow orders.

5. Introduction
Jennifer found that only the people at the top of the hierarchical order had the power to make decisions and only they were authorized to take decisions.
These powerful people also enjoyed special privileges at the workplace.
They were the most important people at the workplace and were also the major decision makers.

6. Introduction
Jennifer was finding it increasingly difficult to adjust to Oswald’s culture.
At Leonard, her previous organization, the culture was much more open and friendly.
Leonard’s culture was such that every employee was delegated roles and responsibilities according to his specialization, educational qualification and interest to extract the best out of him.

7. Introduction
Jennifer tried her best to adjust to Oswald’s culture but she just could not adjust in a culture where she had to just follow orders.
She was used to a more open culture where she could freely express her ideas and opinions to her superiors.

8. Introduction Finally, Jennifer gave up after trying for a year.
She decided that Oswald’s culture was just not something she could ever get used to and decided to quit her job at Oswald.
For her next interview, she made sure that she found out about the organization’s culture from its current employees, the HR and the company website.

9. Introduction
The Charles Handy Model is one such model which helps you to understand the various kinds of organization cultures followed in organizations.
Let us learn about ‘Charles Handy Model’ in detail.

10. Bet Your Company Culture
Types of Organization Culture
There are various types of organization culture such as follows:
Normative Culture
Pragmatic Culture
Academy Culture
Baseball Team Culture
Club Culture
Fortress Culture
Tough Guy Culture
Bet Your Company Culture
Process Culture
Let us look at each in detail.

11. What is the Charles Handy Model?
According to Charles Handy’s model, there are four types of culture which the organizations follow:
Power Culture
Task Culture
Person Culture
Role Culture
Let us look at each in detail.

12. Importance of Organization Culture
The following are some of the key points which show the importance of organization culture in an organization:
The culture of the workplace also goes a long way in promoting healthy competition at the workplace. Employees try their level best to perform better than their fellow workers and earn recognition and appreciation of the superiors.
It is the culture of the workplace which actually motivates the employees to perform.
The organization culture decides the way employees interact at their workplace.
A healthy culture encourages the employees to stay motivated and loyal towards the management.

13. What is ‘The Gods of Management’?
Charles Handy wrote his first book Understanding Organizations in 1976.
This first book of Charles Handy was translated in five different languages and has been released in four different editions.
It sold more than 600,000 copies and has become a classic for students of Management studies.

14. The Fours Gods of Management
Four Gods of Management, their associated culture and picture is as follows:
Greek God: Zeus
Culture: Club Culture
Picture: Spider Web
Greek God: Apollo
Culture: Role Culture
Picture: Greek Temple

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