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DR Fons Trompenaars Corporate Culture Model

The document describes four types of corporate cultures: 1) The Guided Missile is task-oriented and egalitarian, focusing on objectives, performance-based pay, and vision/mission. It is criticized for lacking focus on authority and individuals hiding titles. 2) The Eiffel Tower is task-oriented and hierarchical, based on structure and expertise shown through job titles. It is exemplified by Germanic cultures. 3) The Family is person-oriented and hierarchical, relying on networks and subjective management based on loyalty to those in power. It is motivated by accumulating power and seen in Latin, Asian, and African cultures. 4) The Incubator is person-oriented and egal

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DR Fons Trompenaars Corporate Culture Model

The document describes four types of corporate cultures: 1) The Guided Missile is task-oriented and egalitarian, focusing on objectives, performance-based pay, and vision/mission. It is criticized for lacking focus on authority and individuals hiding titles. 2) The Eiffel Tower is task-oriented and hierarchical, based on structure and expertise shown through job titles. It is exemplified by Germanic cultures. 3) The Family is person-oriented and hierarchical, relying on networks and subjective management based on loyalty to those in power. It is motivated by accumulating power and seen in Latin, Asian, and African cultures. 4) The Incubator is person-oriented and egal

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The Guided Missile (Task-oriented and egalitarian)

Characteristics

Strategy

Management by objectives

People are paid for performance

The essence of a company is

- It has a vision
- It has a mission
- It has a bunch of values

It is loaded with (full of people with) MBAs (Joke: In the Netherlands better known as Mediocre but
Arrogant)

MBA Master of Business Administration

A criticism of the Guided Missile is that it doesnt focus so much on the person or respect for
authority

In a Guided Missile corporate culture you hide your title if you have a PhD because it shows that you
have thought about your subject and thats the end of your career

Countries/Cultures

Anglo-Saxon

Americans

The Eiffel Tower (Task-oriented and hierarchial)

Characteristics

The typical thing a German will show you is the organogram

It is based on structure

Management by job description and expertise

Very often Germans have a lot of titles e.g. Doctor / Professor / Doctor Doctor, which shows their
expertise which is very important for the authority of a leader in an Eiffel Tower corporate culture

Countries/Cultures

Germanic culture

Germany
The Family (Person-oriented and hierarchial)

Characteristics

Based on the network who do you know

Management by subjectives people are managed according to I love to do this for my boss because
hes my boss

And what really makes people tick (motivates people) is the accumulation of power

Its the power oriented culture

Countries/Cultures

Latin

Asian

African

The Incubator (Person-oriented and egalitarian)

Characteristics

They combine organised chaos with management by passion

What really motivates the people is I stay here because I learn not for my salary but for I learn

Countries/Cultures

Silicon Valley in California

Small consulting firms

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