achievement and endowment
Achievement
Status in Achievement companies is based on a person’s accomplishments and their track record, and to maintain their status, they need to continue performing and producing. It doesn’t matter who they are—people can be successful if they have something to offer, and talented people move quickly up the ladder of success.
Achievement companies generally have an informal atmosphere. In meetings, people dispense with formalities, take off their jackets, and use first names. Seating will be open, and it may be hard to tell who the top executive is.
Endowment
In Endowment environments, status is influenced by people’s identities and affiliations. Factors that determine status are things like family name, socioeconomic status, political affiliation, social caste, ethnic background, gender, and age. Certain groups have better access to good educations and top positions in industry and government.
Endowment-oriented companies have strict hierarchies. Older people are at the top, and it’s considered natural for managers to be older than the people who report to them.
In Endowment companies, the atmosphere is more formally, and seating may be assigned based on rank. Participants use titles like doctor or professor, or titles based on professional status--“Director General”, for example.
Status in Achievement companies is based on a person’s accomplishments and their track record, and to maintain their status, they need to continue performing and producing. It doesn’t matter who they are—people can be successful if they have something to offer, and talented people move quickly up the ladder of success.
Achievement companies generally have an informal atmosphere. In meetings, people dispense with formalities, take off their jackets, and use first names. Seating will be open, and it may be hard to tell who the top executive is.
Endowment
In Endowment environments, status is influenced by people’s identities and affiliations. Factors that determine status are things like family name, socioeconomic status, political affiliation, social caste, ethnic background, gender, and age. Certain groups have better access to good educations and top positions in industry and government.
Endowment-oriented companies have strict hierarchies. Older people are at the top, and it’s considered natural for managers to be older than the people who report to them.
In Endowment companies, the atmosphere is more formally, and seating may be assigned based on rank. Participants use titles like doctor or professor, or titles based on professional status--“Director General”, for example.