Let's identify the culture of one of the organisations you are involved with. Read each set of eight statements. Choose three statements which strongly describe your organisation culture. Give these statements 2 points. Choose three which definitely do not describe your culture, give these 0 points. The remaining two statements should be given 1 point. Pop your scoring in the space to the left of the statements.

SET A
_ S 1. Class distinction is unknown in our organisation.
_ S 2. All positions are open to both men and women in our organisation.
_ S 3. Our organisation spends a lot of time considering the future.
_ S 4. The level of sociability is low in our organisation.
_ S 5. We expect our leadership to lead.
_ S 6. We differentiate between male and female in our organisation.
_ S 7. We believe long term planning is not appropriate for the organisation.
_ S 8. We emphasise the organisation as one entity.

SET B
_ S 1. We are highly decentralised.
_ S 2. Positions of authority are shared equally between men and women.
_ S 3. We have considerable financial reserves against unforeseen events.
_ S 4. People are given a lot of individual freedom to do their own thing in our organisation.
_ S 5. Our structure is hierarchical.
_ S 6. Women aren't expected to participate at all levels in the organisation.
_ S 7. We live by faith.
_ S 8. We feel that conformity is important in the organisation.

SET C
_ S 1. We operate on democratic principles.
_ S 2. The influence of the women in our organisation is as great as that of men.
_ S 3. We have clear guidelines for behaviour for our workforce.
_ S 4. People in our organisation have above average wealth.
_ S 5. Authority is vested in a few in our organisation.
_ S 6. We have decision making groups from which women/men are excluded.
_ S 7. Each person is responsible for their actions. We would not readily judge others.
_ S 8. We share a lot among ourselves.

SET D
_ S 1. Our culture is very egalitarian.
_ S 2. There are no prejudices against women leading in our organisation.
_ S 3. We place strong emphasis on the rightness of our position.
_ S 4. We have a lot of groups and cliques in our our organisation.
_ S 5. Decisions are made by a small powerful group in our organisation.
_ S 6. One sex dominates the life of our organisation.
_ S 7. We teach that there is truth in all faiths.
_ S 8. We strive to maintain the unity of the organisation.
Now enter your scores in the table below.

Score for statements Set A Set B Set C Set D TOTALS
Equality S 1
Low differentiation S 2
Future active S 3
Independence S 4
Inequality S 5
High differentiation S 6
Present Passive S 7
Interdependence S 8

Total your rows and map these totals onto the star below.