Question 1a
Strong
cultures
A
strong culture makes it easy for managers and the employees to know
what is required of them within the organization. That makes it easy for them
to work following the core business values. The expectations are set
in line with their behaviors, jobs, and dressing choices.
The strong
cultures set a clear chain of command in the organization. The chain of
command fosters a sense of well-being among the various employees, and it assists
most of them to work towards attaining a common goal in the organization.
A
strong culture affects the organization because it establishes shared goals for
all the workers. This helps in building employee loyalty and generates more commitment
within a group.
Most
strong cultures are difficult to change within an organization, and they suppress
the process of innovation. They prevent major changes because most workers are used
to doing activities in a particular way.
Weak
cultures
Weak
cultures increase the turnover of employees because of lacking cohesiveness. The
workers do not have a set mission, and therefore they work with swayed goals. That
makes the employee morale and engagement to be low
A
weak culture creates a need for policies and procedures to guide the business activities.
To get all the things done in a desirable manner, the cultures make the
employees and organizations develop policies that add to the organizational costs.
Organizations
that depends on the creativity and innovative nature of employees benefit from
having weak cultures. When the environment is unstable, firms with weak
cultures function better than firms with strong cultures. This is because
such organizations are more adaptable to change.
The culture that adds more value is the strong culture because it requires the individuals’ conscious and subconscious thinking. The culture leads to smooth operations and creates more focus on organizational activities, leading to more market success. Therefore, the culture is deemed necessary compared to the weak culture that will force the organization to incur additional costs.