God_Managment

God Managment Gods Of Management By: Chol Park Gods of Management The author, in the Gods of Management, attempts to classify four distinct management cultures that exist within all organizations. The author further uses the ancient Greek gods to symbolize these management cultures or philosophies. There are four types of management cultures or philosophies present within all organizations. The four cultures are the club (Zeus), role (Apollo), task (Athena), and existential (Dionysus) cultures. The first culture the author discusses is the club or Zeus culture. The author uses a spider web to represent the club culture. “[T]he lines radiating out from the center” represent “divisions of work based on functions or products” (Handy p. 14). The most important lines however “are the encircling [lines], the ones that surround the spider in the middle, for these are the lines of power and influence, losing importance as they go farther from the center. The relationship with the spider matters more in this culture than does any formal title or position description” (Handy p.14). The author also maintains that this type of culture is excellent for “speed of decisions” (Handy p. 15). However, the author also informs the reader that because of it’s speed, quality culture, author, organization, handy, type, cultures, management, organizations, furthermore, types, task, role, results, new, manager, individual, asserts, zeus, within, states, first, dionysus, work, upon, represent, problems, problem, order, however, gods, existential, essence, club, being, apollo, according, university, temple, symbol, successful, spider, speed, power, pillars, objectives, money, maintains, lines, leads, functions, four