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Organisational structure, culture, governance and sustainabilitySection ASyllabus BOrganizational Culture
ACCA · Question 06 · Organisational structure, culture, governance and sustainability
BlockVote is a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) where there is no central management. Instead, highly skilled freelance developers come together temporarily to solve specific cryptographic problems, disbanding once the project is complete. According to Charles Handy's cultural typologies, which culture does BlockVote exhibit?
BlockVote is a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) where there is no central management. Instead, highly skilled freelance developers come together temporarily to solve specific cryptographic problems, disbanding once the project is complete. According to Charles Handy's cultural typologies, which culture does BlockVote exhibit?
Answer options:
A.
Power culture
B.
Role culture
C.
Task culture
D.
Person culture
How to approach this question
Identify the core focus of the organization. They form teams to solve 'specific problems' and then disband. This is a matrix/project-based approach, which Handy calls a Task culture.
Full Answer
C.Task culture✓ Correct
Handy's Task culture is job- or project-oriented. Influence is based on expert power rather than position or personal power. It is highly adaptable and forms temporary teams to tackle specific tasks.
Common mistakes
Choosing Person culture because freelancers are involved. However, the focus is on the *task* (the cryptographic problem), not just providing a shared space for the individuals.
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