Preferred Type of Organizational Culture in Light of Surveys of Employees Operating in an Agile Work Environment

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|Sep 2025

Figures & Tables

	N	Mean	Median	Modes	Count	Standard deviation	Skewness	Kurtosis
Question 1	249	3,10	3	4	114	1,14	−1,48	1,57
Question 2	249	2,93	3	3	99	1,22	−1,26	0,69

Solution from the area of organizational culture	Freedom of action and flexibility vs. stability and control	Organization’s orientation to internal affairs and integration among employees vs. organization’s orientation to position in the environment and differentiation
Number of responses	249	249
Mean	3,08	2,92
Median	3	3
Modes	4	4

Seniority of respondents in the ICT industry in years	Number of respondents	Percentage
0–5	5	2,0
6–11	125	50,2
12–17	115	46,2
17+	4	1,6
Total	249	100,0

From the point of view of your functioning in an agile team, how important is it for an organization to have a culture characterized by the following features?
Please refer to each of the two opposing statements, marking the area that is closer to your preference:

Column A	A++	A+	Does not matter		B+	B++	Column B
Do you prefer when:							Do you prefer when:

In the organization, employees have freedom of action and flexibility. Employees are not afraid to take risks and are encouraged to be free and show initiative. Work is characterized by dynamism and independence. (Question 1)				Stability and control prevail in the organization. Employees are required to comply with numerous formal rules and regulations. Work is characterized by immutability, orderliness, stability, and increased control.
The organization is mainly oriented towards internal affairs and integration between employees. The success of the organization is measured by the development and care of employees. (Question 2)				The organization is mainly oriented to its position in the environment and differentiation. The success of an organization is measured by market share and penetration, competitive pricing, and being a leader.