Teams and organizations

Organizational culture

How Empatyzer’s “Organizational Culture” view uses four types of work culture to compare the culture you prefer, the culture your group prefers and the culture people report.

  1. What are the four culture types shown in Empatyzer?

    Empatyzer’s “Organizational Culture” view uses four competing types of work culture: Adhocracy (flexibility, experimentation, initiative), Hierarchy (clear roles, procedures, control), Clan (relationships, trust, community) and Market (results, competition, winning).

  2. What is the difference between preferred and actual culture in Empatyzer?

    Empatyzer’s culture chart separates three things: the culture you would naturally like to work in, the culture people in the selected company, department or team would like, and the culture they report as actually prevailing there.

  3. What are the main tensions in Empatyzer’s Organizational Culture chart?

    Empatyzer’s culture chart shows two main tensions: Adhocracy versus Hierarchy (flexibility and experimentation versus roles, procedures and control) and Clan versus Market (relationships and trust versus results and competition).

  4. How do I change the comparison in Empatyzer’s Organizational Culture view?

    Use the selector above Empatyzer’s “Organizational Culture” chart to choose the comparison, for example you versus the company, the team or the department.

  5. What can I learn from a mismatch between my preferred and actual culture in Empatyzer?

    A gap in Empatyzer’s culture chart between the culture you prefer and the one that actually prevails can explain why work feels tiring, frustrating or hard to adapt to, even when the job looks right on paper.

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