Question

Which of the following is a disadvantage associated with a strong culture?

1-Attracts and retains similar kinds of employees

2-Differentiates the organization from others

3-Allows employees to identify themselves with the organization

4-Facilitates desired behaviors among employees

5-Creates stability within the organization

Answer 1

Strong culture comes with shared ideologies and objectives and employees workingin such environment gets used to that culture. It gives advantage to the reputation of the organisation and the employees will be disciplined and stable. But the employees will not be willing to work in new environments and even the employees that we need to hire must be of similar kind which is a major disadvantage as it do not give scope to innovations and changes. Hence the answer is 1.