Case of the week:Can a strong culture be too strong? We are returning to the case of Parivar, the Chennai-based IT services company that we first met in Topic 8. Now, we will extend the discussion...

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I think Parivar would be an organic sort of organization. If the CEO of the organization understands organizational structure and culture, they would grow the culture in such a way that the organization is not overpowered by the culture and the employees don’t feel like it is too much for them to handle. The organizational structure in Parivar would be a flat, team-based structure. By this, it would mean that most of the workers would have the same authority and the power that many of the higher-ups would have. Due to that, the organization would ensure that there is no abuse of power in any way. And workers would feel more secure about their work as well. Thus, it would lead to higher employee satisfaction, which, as research has proven, also leads to less loss for the organization, and more profit (Geertz, 2008). Thus, it can be clear that the organization uses that structure, rather than the more...