Question 1

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?

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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.

Question 2

What mistakes do candidates make on this ACCA question?

Accepted Answer

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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