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