scholarly journals Corporate real estate strategies and organizational culture

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 154-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilir Nase ◽  
Monique Arkesteijn
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Real Estate ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Competing Values Framework ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Competing Values ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Strategic Fit ◽  
Corporate Real Estate ◽  
Market Cultures

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate how strategic corporate real estate (CRE) management varies across different types of organizational culture. Additionally, the authors examine how a set of well-established strategies is categorized by CRE executives and investigate whether there have been any changes in priorities of managers’ rating in importance of these strategies compared to a post-GFC study. Design/methodology/approachA wide-scale survey of CRE managers was undertaken in summer 2016. Two key components of the survey are namely importance scoring of CRE strategies after the framework of Gibler and Lindholm (2012) and organizational culture assessment based on the competing values framework of Cameron and Quinn (2006). Analysis of CRE strategy importance is undertaken based on the average score comparison per each cultural family, and additional features are reported based on the industry sector, firm size and CRE department size. Principal component analysis is used to provide statistical evidence on the grouping of CRE strategies by practitioners. FindingsEmpirical evidence points toward a clear division on the organizational culture dimension that differentiates effectiveness criteria of flexibility and discretion from stability and control. More specifically, clan and adhocracy cultural types prioritize employee-centric CRE strategies, whereas hierarchy and market cultures consider “Reducing real estate cost” as their single most influential strategy. Research limitations/implicationsThe competing values framework has been adapted from the original ipsative scoring process to reflect the fact that only one respondent per firm assesses their organization’s culture. Practical implicationsThe findings of this study are useful to CRE managers striving for maximum strategic fit within their firms as they unveil clear patterns of CRE strategy prioritization among different organizational culture types. Originality/valueTo the authors’ best knowledge, this is the first study that analyzes the inter-relationships among CRE strategies and organizational culture variations. Additionally, the paper provides a categorization of CRE strategies through statistical methods that follow a clear pattern based on the scope of each strategy.

Spirituality, Administration, and Normativity in Current Church Organization

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-242
Author(s):  
Maria Ershova ◽  
Jan Hermelink
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Competing Values Framework ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Competing Values ◽  
Church Organization ◽  
Reformed Church ◽  
Science And Theology

Abstract The paper addresses issues regarding the current balance between spirituality and administration in different church denominations using an interdisciplinary approach which combines management science and theology. It presents a comparative study of organizational culture of the Roman Catholic Church, a Lutheran church, and a Reformed church with the use of the questionnaire based on the Competing Values Framework (Cameron/Quinn) and qualitative interviews with leading persons in church. The authors discuss the findings from two different but complementary perspectives: in relation to the four types of organizational cultures in the Cameron/Quinn framework, and as a result of the specific denominational semantics represented in the questionnaire used for the study. The results show how the question of modernity is reflected in organizational culture of churches, and how deeply the respondents’ perception of church is influenced by inherent normativity. One of the central conclusions is that religiously rooted normativity serves as an instrument of balancing the administrative and the spiritual in church.

Impact of Organizational Culture on Knowledge Management in Higher Education

2010 ◽  
pp. 1264-1292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Biloslavo ◽  
Mojca Prevodnik
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Social Process ◽  
Competing Values Framework ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
Competing Values ◽  
Iterative Processes ◽  
Different Types

Knowledge management is a set of purposeful activities led by management in order to enable and support generation, storage, transfer and application of knowledge within an organization so as to create value and improve the organization’s effectiveness. The effectiveness of these activities is in a large part dependent on organizational culture, which can support or impede the two-way social process of learning and knowledge sharing between individuals, groups, organizations, and artifacts. This chapter discusses the fundamentals of organizational culture and knowledge management, their definitions, components, and processes. Specifically, the study presented is focused on how different types of organizational culture, as defined by the competing values framework, might be related to the iterative processes of knowledge generation, storage, transfer, and application in higher education.

scholarly journals Organizational Culture Types that Academicians Associate with Their Institutions

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Semra Kiranli Güngör ◽  
Hakan Şahin
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Competing Values Framework ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Central Anatolia ◽  
Competing Values ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Framework Model ◽  
The University ◽  
Post Hoc ◽  
Demographic Features

This study, considering the sample of a university located in central Anatolia region, Turkey, aims to identify culture types that the academicians perceive in relevant with their institutions according to the 4 types of cultures (Clan, Adhocracy, Hierarchy, and Market) given in the Competing Values Framework by Cameron and Quinn. The study includes 205 academicians from different faculties and vocational schools as participants. The data was obtained from the Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI) that has been prepared particularly for the research group. Analyzes of the data obtained in the study were carried out with statistical package programs as IBM SPSS Statistics 23 and Interactive Lisrel SSI 8.72. The demographic features of the academicians were determined with percentage and frequency analyzes and the mean and standard deviation statistics were used in determining the perception levels of organizational culture types which academicians associate with their universities. For the analysis of the differentiation of culture-type perception levels according to the demographic characteristics of the academicians, t-test, one-way ANOVA test, and post-hoc tests were performed. According to the findings obtained in the research, the most common type of organizational culture that academicians associate with their institution is the hierarchy culture that is presented in Competing Values Framework Model. There is no significant difference between participants' demographic features and their culture perceptions. According to the result of the research, rules, stability, predictability, and sustainable politics are at the forefront of the university. Employees are supervised by managers who tend to be good coordinators.

Corporate Culture’s Impact on a Strategic Approach to Quality

2000 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott A. Dellana ◽  
Richard D. Hauser
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Postal Survey ◽  
Competing Values ◽  
Strategic Approach ◽  
Quality Award ◽  
Malcolm Baldrige ◽  
American Society ◽  
Cultural Types ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Quality Approach

The purpose of this research is to further examine the relationship between organizational culture and a strategic approach to quality, as embodied in Malcolm Baldrige Quality award criteria. To accomplish this, a questionnaire was developed for a postal survey. The questionnaire was based upon the Competing Values Model of Culture and the Baldrige Award criteria to define the position of the company in their strategic quality approach. This questionnaire was then sent to 1000 members of the American Society for Quality. A total of 219 usable responses were received and analyzed. The results indicate that higher Baldrige scores tend to be significantly related to the Adhocracy and Group cultural types.

scholarly journals The Impact of the Organizational Culture on Hotel Outsourcing and Sustainable Performance an Empirical Application in the Egyptian Hotel Sector

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 9687
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Gebril Taha ◽  
Tomás F. Espino-Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Competing Values ◽  
Sustainable Performance ◽  
The Impact

In recent years, the concept of an organizational culture in hotels has held an important position on both a theoretical and practical level because this culture significantly affects organizational performance and the strategies adopted by hotels. Therefore, it is considered one of the key factors in determining hotels’ tendency towards outsourcing and sustainable performance. In this study, we aim to analyze the impact of the organizational culture on the level of outsourcing and sustainable performance. To do so, we will use the Competing Values Framework (CVF), which divides organizational culture into four typologies: hierarchical, group, rational, and development cultures. A personal questionnaire was administered to the directors or managers of 114 hotels located in two Egyptian cities: Hurgada and Sharm El Sheikh. The results of the structural model suggest the negative impact of the hierarchical and development cultures on the level of outsourcing. The results show a positive influence of the four types of organizational culture on sustainable performance, suggesting that these hotels have a strong interest in sustainability and the environment. The findings reveal a negative relationship between the level of outsourcing and sustainable performance. Finally, this study presents academic and practical implications, as well as recommendations for future research.

STUDY OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE OF THE CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES OF THE REGION (BASED ON MATERIALS FROM THE SAMARA CUSTOMS)

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 139-155
Author(s):  
Yulia N. Gorbunova ◽  
Konstantin V. Trubitsyn ◽  
Natalia V. Solovova ◽  
Olga Yu. Kalmykova
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Personnel Management ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Expert Assessment ◽  
Mathematical Tool ◽  
Competing Values ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Key Characteristics ◽  
Hierarchy Analysis

The organizational culture of customs authorities is understood by the authors as a set of norms, rules, customs and traditions that are supported by customs authorities and set a general framework for the behavior of officials. To determine the key characteristics and analyze the dynamics of the organizational culture of the customs authorities, the methodology of Robert E. Quinn and Kim S. Cameron Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI) was used. This methodology is based on the framework construction of competing values corresponding to four types of culture: clan, adhocratic, market, bureaucratic. According to the results of the survey, currently the bureaucratic type of organizational culture prevails in the Samara customs, the values of the other types of cultures are approximately equal to each other. At the same time, there are significant differences between the prevailing and preferred type of organizational culture. In the preferred state, the adhocratic type of culture predominates, bureaucracy is in second place in importance, then the clan and the market type of culture. At the second stage of the study, using the method of analyzing hierarchies, an expert assessment of the formation of the preferred – adhocratic type of organizational culture of customs authorities was carried out. The factor analysis of the identified types of organizational cultures of the customs authority made it possible to determine which type of organizational culture contains the potential for increasing the effectiveness of personnel management. To solve this problem, a mathematical tool was used – the method of analyzing hierarchies. The data obtained as a result of the application of the OCAI methodology and the hierarchy analysis method in the study of organizational culture made it possible to solve the problems of defining the type and strength of the culture dominant in the customs authorities, to establish profiles for the existing and intended organizational culture and to determine the scenario for further changes in the organizational culture of the customs authorities. contributing to improving the efficiency of personnel management.

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