ACCA Applied Knowledge · Business and Technology · Organisational culture
A software company needs rapid innovation and has many short-term projects. Teams are formed from experts in different functions, and influence is based on expertise rather than position. Which culture best fits this need?
Task culture is the best fit. Handy's task culture groups experts into project teams, bases influence on expertise rather than position, and is flexible and responsive, which supports innovation and short-term projects better than rule-based or centralised cultures.
- ARole culture
- BTask cultureCorrect
- CPower culture
- DBureaucratic culture
Explanation
Task culture, shown as a net, focuses on completing projects with teams of experts, and authority comes from expertise. This gives flexibility and speed for innovation. Role culture would slow the work with formality, and power culture depends on one central individual.
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