What types of organizational cultures are most effective for subsidiaries of Swedish firms in the U.S?:

Abstract: There is a widespread realization that there is a need for a suitable organizational culture to be effective on the global market today. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate what types of organizational cultures are most effective for subsidiaries of Swedish firms in the U.S. The authors have used an email-distributed survey to question managers and executives of Swedish subsidiaries in the U.S. about the organizational culture in their company. The questionnaire has been created, tried and validated earlier in a larger study in China and Russia. That study also generated a model of organizational culture which is the basis of the analysis in this master’s thesis. The model has eight dimensions and it is shown that the organizational culture dimensions affecting performance most are Mission, Customer Orientation, Involvement and Society Orientation. These results can be applied mainly to the specific niche of Swedish subsidiaries in the U.S., but are also helpful when looking at multicultural aspects of establishing and developing a subsidiary in a new country or organizational setting. The implication is that it is important to research what is most effective in a specific geographic and cultural setting.