PSYCHOLOGICAL TYPE AND CORPORATE CULTURE - RELATIONSHIP AND DYNAMICS

The interaction of a manager's psychological type and the corporate cu lture in which he or she works is explored, finding that certain psych ological types predominate in certain cultures. The relationship is mo st pronounced amongst senior managers and can lead to 'type homogeneit y' in top management teams. This tendency of managers of a similar psy chological type to congregate and form homogeneous enclaves has a numb er of implications for organizational effectiveness. Type homogeneity may have positive consequences such as team harmony and cohesion, as w ell as negative consequences like strategic myopia, unfairness in prom otion and difficulty of culture change. These issues are discussed and explored to provide a deeper understanding of how type and culture in teract and the resulting consequences for organizational effectiveness .