The influence of company culture on managerial style

Although I am an advocate of a more people-oriented managerial style, I do acknowledge that this may not be the most effective method for different types of jobs. Companies that have a taller structure rely more upon a strict enforcement of company rules and policies in order to remain vertically coordinated. With this type of company structure, managers will have less direct interaction with their subordinates, and I believe this would mean they would have to be more task oriented in order to be effective.

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Posted by: Jerome Alexander
Posted on: December 29, 2006 08:26 AM

A company's culture cannot be merely dictated by the top leadership unless they have an understanding of the dymanics of the interaction between midlevel managers and the rank and file. Here is where the value of skeptics and cynics can really be prospected. Read more in "160 Degrees of Deviation: The Case for the Corporate Cynic." - Jerome Alexander

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