Выбор адекватной организационной культуры в ресторанном бизнесе. Часть 1

Abstract

The problem of a choice of an organizational culture adequate to the situation, in which a specific restaurant business is at the moment, is discussed in the article. After a brief analysis of main organizational cultures, their advantages and disadvantages applied to specificity of the restaurant business it is mentioned that the most common culture in this field is the culture of power. The substance of this culture is quite simple. All power and influence are accumulated along the concentric lines, which surround the leader (in the restaurant business this role most likely belongs to the owner) and diminish with increasing distance from him. The main feature of this type of culture is that the relationship with the leader is much more important than a formal position in a company.
 Role culture in restaurant business is more effective when life is easily predictable. Although this culture has low tolerance to any sorts of changes. Typical response of a role culture to the changes is disregard. Another common scenario in case of changes for such culture is to continue functioning just like before, but even more insistently and diligently. Task culture in restaurant business is effective during the early stages of development, for example when creating a new restaurant. Another case of its efficiency is applying it during vast changes, like when a restaurant is changing its concept and style. This culture is not typical and is far from being durable in the restaurant business. In case of failure, it should be rapidly transformed into the culture of power, in case of success — into the role culture.
 It is stated that there is no universal solution to the problem of choice of an adequate organizational culture in the restaurant business. In every separate case the choice should be individual, based on the size of the business, its stage of development, market conditions and current organizational technology of the restaurant business.