Juan, the owner of Quality Catering, is driven by competition. He is very focused on meeting deadlines and quality, and on delivering the results that customers want. He pushes his managers to continually exceed their productivity goals, and he stresses that profits take precedence over employee development and satisfaction. Juan feels "there is not enough time for training." However, his employees are regularly rewarded for their success in meeting company goals. Quality Catering has a(n) ____ culture.
A. clan
B. target-driven
C. adhocracy
D. market
E. hierarchy
D. market
A market culture has a strong external focus and values stability and control. Uber has a "champions mind-set." The company uses an approach called "principled competition" to establish itself in new markets, developing a base of enthusiastic new riders and drivers and using that grassroots support to fend off opposition.
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