September 2010
Intermediate to advanced
388 pages
12h 9m
English
The paranoid culture results from a style based on suspicion. The suspicious manager feels persecuted by others and does not trust many people. The manager's behaviour is, therefore, guarded and secretive, believing that subordinates are lazy, incompetent, and secretly wish to “get” him. He feels hostile towards others, particularly peers and subordinates, and acts aggressively towards them.
In paranoid cultures, there is a strong sense of distrust and suspicion. The top managers in paranoid firms are not proactive. Members of such a culture do not easily share important information with others for fear that it would be to their cost. In paranoid cultures, the members tend to act passively and do not actively ...
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