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Syllabus B: Organisational structure, culture, governance and sustainabilitySyllabus BOrganizational Culture
ACCA · Question 07 · Syllabus B: Organisational structure, culture, governance and sustainability
ConsultPro is a management consultancy firm. Employees are frequently moved between different client projects based on their specific expertise. The primary focus of the firm is solving the client's problem efficiently, and authority is based on expert knowledge rather than formal job titles.
According to Charles Handy's cultural typologies, which culture dominates ConsultPro?
ConsultPro is a management consultancy firm. Employees are frequently moved between different client projects based on their specific expertise. The primary focus of the firm is solving the client's problem efficiently, and authority is based on expert knowledge rather than formal job titles.
According to Charles Handy's cultural typologies, which culture dominates ConsultPro?
Answer options:
A.
Power culture
B.
Role culture
C.
Task culture
D.
Person culture
How to approach this question
Identify the focus of the organization: it is on completing projects (tasks) and valuing expertise over formal titles.
Full Answer
C.Task culture✓ Correct
Handy's Task culture is job- or project-oriented. It brings together the right resources and people to solve a specific problem. Influence is based more on expert power than on position or personal power.
Common mistakes
Selecting Person culture because expertise is valued. Person culture is for independent professionals sharing office space (e.g., barristers), not collaborative project teams.
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