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Now that you’ve learned about the importance of cultural fit – for both organizations and employees – as well as some of the common ‘prototypes’ of culture, I want you to think a bit more about the type of culture you might prefer to work in. We will do this using the Competing Values Framework, to give you more practice with understanding some of the underlying variations in different types of cultures.

First,revisit the Competing Values Framework that we learned about in class together. This is covered closely on pages 302-307 of your text book (section 14.2), and is part of the slides from class that are now posted. In reviewing these materials, pay particular attention to the way these cultural “prototypes” are described in practice (via the characteristics listed in Figure 14.4 and the examples within each section).

Think aboutwhich of these types would be a good fit for you; remember fit is about where you would enjoy working and also what you think would suit you at your early career stage.

Writeabout your choice, by answering the following questions:

• Which cultural type would be best for me? (Of course, you may feel that different parts of more than one type is best – it’s okay to say a mix of two types.)
• Why did you choose this? Reflect on the aspects of this cultural type (specify the values, processes, etc.) that struck you as a good fit for you.
• Do you think this might change at all as you advance in your career/life? Why or why not?