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Types of organizations culture. 

Before we get into the specific details of the different types of cultures, there are two overarching models that companies will fall into, strong culture and weak culture.

In a strong culture, employees have a sense of empowerment and understanding of the company goals, regulations and philosophy.

This kind of culture allows employees to be driven and feel respected which benefits the overall health of a company. In a weak organizational culture, employees are lost, unmotivated and operate under a regime of fear. Fear may motivate individuals but not for long and for all of the wrong reasons.

Employees should never feel like they will be wrongly reprimanded for making mistakes or needing a little extra guidance. Having trouble disciplining your employees. Don’t get crazy on them for minor oversights,

In Employee Discipline you can learn all the right tricks for dealing with confrontation. Alright, now let’s explore some organizational culture types.

Types of organizational culture are as follows.

Academy Culture

The name says it all. Academy culture depends on employees who are highly skilled, studious and welcome further training and advancement.

This type of work place environment thrives off of intense training for employees being brought on board and ongoing training for the employees already there.

Organizations that choose to follow this culture are very particular about who they hire, their existing skill sets and their willingness to learn and grow.

This format of management keeps turn over rates low and the employees eager to do their job to the best of their ability. Many hospitals, universities and other educational institutions rely on academy culture to stay up to date on the newest information and technology.

Normative Culture

This is your everyday corporate workplace. Normative culture is very cut and dry, following strict regulations and guidelines that uphold the policies of the organization.

Employees rarely deviate from their specific job role, break rules or do anything other than what is asked of them.

These type of organizations run a tight ship and are not suited for every type of employee. Know anything about The Carrot, The Whip or The Plant? These are object-oriented approaches to motivating your employees. Learn more about these techniques and others in Motivating Employees.

Pragmatic Culture

You know that saying the customer is always right Well, that is the first and only rule of a pragmatic culture workplace. The customer or client comes before anything or anyone else. Because every customer is different.

These type of work places are very opposite of the normative culture environment as employees don’t adhere to strict rules. Whatever the customer wants, the customer gets within reason, due to the system of an organization.