In business, management structure determines the behaviors, attitudes, dispositions, and ethics that create work culture (Mallack & Lyth, 2003, & Wu & Hsieh, 2011). If the management of a company is strictly hierarchical, with decision-making power centralized at the top, the corporate culture will likely reflect a lack of freedom and autonomy at lower levels (Mallack & Lyth, 2011 & Richardson & Vandenberg, 2002). . If the PA management structure is decentralized, with power and authority shared at all levels, the culture is likely to be more independent, personalized, and accountable (Daniels, 1989; Narimawati, 2007). How the company allocates power and authority determines employee behavior (Burns et al., 2012; House, Hanges, Javidan, Dorfman & Gupta, 2004). Additional measures that could be taken by managers to divide workplace culture include direct measures such as organizing staff interviews and evaluations (Cohen & Keren, 2008; Pilbeam, Badrick, & Ridoutt, 2013) that are not routinely employed in our company.
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