2.3.3 Avoidant vs Achievement Cultures
A depressive personality orientation leads to an avoidant culture. Depressive tendencies arise out of feelings of helplessness and dependence on others. The depressive person has strong needs for affection and support from others and feels unable to act and change is the course of events. These feelings of inadequacy are related to very passive behaviour and inaction. Depressives often seek justification of their actions from other significant actors; in the case of managers, these might be experts and consultants.
A feature of organisations with avoidant cultures is that the dominant coalition seeks to avoid change. They are passive and purposeless. Managers avoid making decisions. Change is resisted because ...
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