Staff adjustment potential in corporate cultures of different types

Abstract

Introduction. The corporate culture, as the basis of organizational behavior, is seen a modern management tool, which can improve management. Aim: to establish the relationship between the type of corporate culture and staff adjustment to organizational innovations. Methods. L. Konstantinov Corporate Culture Type, A. Rean Achievement and Avoidance Motivation; Personal Readiness for Change (Rodnik, Heather, Gold, Hal, adapted by N. Bazhanova and G. Bardier) as well as correlation analysis (Statistica 10). Results. The authors have analyzed the opposite types and leading characteristics of corporate culture («open» and «closed» types), found the distinctive tendencies of staff motivation and readiness for change and the relationship between the corporate culture type and staff adjustment capabilities. Conclusions. The staff of organizations with the open type of corporate culture, compared to the staff of the closed-corporate-culture organizations had greater adjustment capacity to innovations. Effective implementation of organizational changes should be based on the characteristics of corporate culture, managers' creativity, careful planning, and assessment of potential risks and staff resistance to change.