Describe the four organizational cultures and provide a company example of each organizational culture.

The four types of corporate cultures are apathetic, caring, exacting, and integrative and are based on how much concern they have for people and profits. An apathetic culture shows minimal concern for people or profits. Individuals in this culture focus mainly on their own self-interests. Countrywide might be an example of this before the recession. Employees were encouraged to sell to borrowers, even when they could not afford the loan, going so far as to create "liar loans" for them. This seriously jeopardized the long-term well-being of the organization. A caring culture exhibits high concern for people over profits. The Container Store might be a good example of this. The Container Store views employees as its most important stakeholder. An exacting culture shows more concern for profits over people. UPS has an exacting culture and holds employees to high standards. However, even an exacting culture should show concern for people if it wants to be successful. An integrative culture shows high concern for both people and profits. Starbucks is an example of an integrative culture. This culture is characterized by the fact that employees see themselves as important to meeting the firm's performance criteria.