Análisis de la relación entre la cultura organizacional y las fuentes de poder en una empresa del sector automotriz que ofrece soluciones de movilidad en la ciudad de Quito.

Abstract

The analysis of the relationship between the organizational culture and the sources of power in a company in the automotive sector that offers mobility solutions in the city of Quito seeks to provide useful information for the leaders of the organization, which helps them make better decisions in favor of the improvement of the culture of the organization that should be carried out at the same time as the implementation of the strategy to improve the performance of the company. Five surveys have been carried out: demographic, values, relationship networks, culture and perception of behavior; Using demographic information, the sample has been classified into groups by: age, sex, years of experience, city, position, and unit; and the variables culture, sources of power, congruence of values have been analyzed, where the results vary between one category to another within the same company. The members of the organization present a medium-high recognition and degree of adjustment and a low level of conflict. The three most influential sources of power within the organization are: expert, rewards, and legitimate. The current predominant cultures are: market and hierarchical, although the presence of a clan culture is desired. Finally, the causal correlations between culture and the sources of power indicate that by working on the sources of expert and legitimate power, the current levels of organizational culture can be changed, with which the company will be able to achieve the desired culture, which will allow an adequate strategy implementation.