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Zeus 
is the god representing the
 power culture 
or
 club culture
.
Zeus is a dynamic entrepreneur who 
rules with snap decisions. Power and influence stem from a central source, perhaps the owner-directors 
or the founder of the business. The degree of formalisation is limited, and there are few rules and 
procedures. Such a firm is likely to be organised on a functional basis.
(a) 
The organisation is capable of adapting quickly to meet change.
(b) 
Personal influence decreases as the size of an organisation gets bigger. The power culture is 
therefore best suited to smaller entrepreneurial organisations, where the leaders have direct 
communication with all employees. 
(c) 
Personnel have to get on well with each other for this culture to work. These organisations are 
clubs of 'like-minded people introduced by the like-minded people, working on empathetic 
initiative with personal contact rather than formal liaison.' 
4.2 Role culture 
Apollo 
is the god of the 
role culture
or 
bureaucracy
. There is a presumption of logic and rationality. 
(a) 
These organisations have a formal structure, and operate by well-established rules and 
procedures.
(b) 
Individuals are required to perform their job to the full, but not to overstep the boundaries of their 
authority. Individuals who work for such organisations tend to learn an expertise without 
experiencing risk; many do their job adequately, but are not over-ambitious.
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(c) 
The bureaucratic style, as we have seen, can be very efficient in a stable environment, when the 
organisation is large and when the work is predictable. 
4.3 Task culture