Ideal Type Definitions

These links below contain the following information for each ideal type:

• A brief description
• A table showing the 10 Q-Sort statements for each that are "extremely characteristic" of such organizations.

Together, this information is designed to provide a clearer understanding of the corporate culture embodied by each ideal type.

• Absolutist Cult
• Adolescent Organization
• Builders Strategy
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Drifters Strategy
• Go-Go Organization
• Groupthink
• Imperialists Strategy
• Infant Organization
• Organization in Decline
• Prime Organization
• Resource Dependence
• Sales Strategy
• Theory X
• Theory Y
• Theory Z
• Vigilant Decision Making