Organisational culture is a complex phenomenon that has received a lot of attention in research. Nevertheless, most of the studies on organisational culture concern the traditional organisation and there is a lack of research on how organisational culture is perceived in a start-up. Therefore, this study aims at examining the stories of organisational members working in a start-up operating seasonally. The study reveals that flexibility is perceived as a main principle of the organisation, and dives deeper into what flexibility represents for this type of the business. The flexibility is two-fold and is perceived as favourable but the organisational members also acknowledge disadvantages of flexible working and identify chaos and stress as the main disadvantage. This qualitative immersive study explains why flexibility as the principle of the business might sabotage the growth of the organisation. The study contributes to deeper understanding of organisational culture and its influence on effectiveness, understanding of what it means to be a start-up, and provides insights on challenges that start-ups operating seasonally need to deal with.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:mau-55137 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | Lišková, Miroslava |
| Publisher | Malmö universitet, Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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