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title: "Do you know your organization’s culture?"
description: "According to Robert E. Quinn and Kim S. Cameron at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, there are four types of organizational culture: Clan, Adhocracy, Market, and Hierarchy. Quinn and Cameron as..."
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date: 2017-08-07
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# Do you know your organization’s culture?

![Doyouknowyourculture](https://www.dashrconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/Doyouknowyourculture-300x263.jpg)According to Robert E. Quinn and Kim S. Cameron at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, there are four types of organizational culture: Clan, Adhocracy, Market, and Hierarchy. Quinn and Cameron associate the lower two cultures (Hierarchy and Market) with a principal focus on stability and the upper two (Clan and Adhocracy) with flexibility and adaptability. A Hierarchy culture based on control will lead mainly to incremental change, while a focus on Adhocracy will more typically lead to breakthrough change. The right culture will be one that closely fits the direction and strategy of a particular organization as it confronts its own issues and the challenges of a particular time.

- **Clan **oriented cultures are family-like, with a focus on mentoring, nurturing, and “doing things together.”
- **Adhocracy **oriented cultures are dynamic and entrepreneurial, with a focus on risk-taking, innovation, and “doing things first.”
- **Market **oriented cultures are results oriented, with a focus on competition, achievement, and “getting the job done.”
- **Hierarchy **oriented cultures are structured and controlled, with a focus on efficiency, stability and “doing things right.”

###### References: Quinn R. & Cameron, K (2016) *The Four Major Culture Types – *https://www.inkling.com/read/diagnosing-and-changing-organizational-culture-cameron-quinn-3rd/chapter-3/the-four-major-culture-types

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