Effect of a temporary organization on organizational culture and firm performance

Abstract

In this paper, I first conduct a comparative analysis strength of organizational culture and organizational performance between permanent and temporary organizations. I predict that organizational culture traits, such as consistency and involvement, that strengthen firm performance in permanent organizations will be absent in temporary organizations due to a short organizational timeframe. Therefore, temporary organizations will exhibit a weaker culture overall. However, while I expect temporary organizations will exhibit a weaker culture, I also predict that organizational performance will still be strong when Quick-Hit Attributes (authoritarian leadership, entrepreneurial leadership, and bottom-line mentality) are present. Through three studies, 1) qualitative construct validation interviews, 2) an empirical survey of organizational culture in permanent and temporary organizations and, 3) a moderated-mediation of Quick-Hit Attributes on the relationship between organizational culture and organizational performance, I will demonstrate the effects of these Quick-Hit Attributes (described above) on the performance of time bound temporary organizations.