Open AccessOrganizational Culture Assessment of Small & Medium-Sized Enterprises
Author(s) -
Arshad Zaheer,
Kashif Ur Rehman,
Abrar Ahmad
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the lahore journal of economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1811-5446
pISSN - 1811-5438
DOI - 10.35536/lje.2006.v11.i2.a9
Subject(s) - clan , organizational culture , status quo , business , competition (biology) , hierarchy , creativity , small and medium sized enterprises , sample (material) , industrial organization , marketing , sociology , economics , management , political science , market economy , finance , anthropology , ecology , chemistry , chromatography , law , biology
This paper is an ethnographic study defining and assessing the organizational culture exhibited by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). It primarily focuses on four cultural categories: clan, adhocracy, hierarchy and market-driven. These conceptual domains have been examined by the Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument. Results from a sample of 162 SMEs in the Rawalpindi/Islamabad area indicate that SME culture lacks creativity, innovation, freedom and risk taking. SMEs are not looking to change in the future, preferring the status quo. The most important finding is that SMEs exhibit a market- oriented culture focusing on results, competition and achievements.