Evolution of Organizational Culture and Structure in Teal Organizations

Szymańska, Aneta; Khan, F; Anant, Pushpa

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“…Teal organizations are the product of the most recent evolutionary stage of human consciousness (Laloux, 2014), which is expressed in social and organizational terms. In the teal model, organizational process management is inspired by a decentralized structure composed of small teams that take responsibility for different projects (Szyma nska et al, 2021). Assigned positions and job descriptions are replaced by a multiplicity of roles, often self-selected and fluid; people's actions are not guided by orders from someone above them in the chain of command but by listening to the purpose of the organization (Jack, 2018).…”

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In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the zebras are teal tonight: investigating the organizational forms of Generation Z-driven Italian start-ups

de Gennaro,

Mormile,

Piscopo

et al. 2023

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PurposeIn light of the new way of interpreting work spearheaded by Generation Z, the objectives of this study are to investigate (1) whether young entrepreneurs identify their start-ups with “zebras” – that is, as a concrete response to the evanescence and fantasy of “unicorns” based on the simultaneous pursuit of profit and social value, mutualism and resilience – and (2) whether they adopt a “teal” organizational configuration – that is, one characterized by evolutionary purpose, self-management and wholeness.Design/methodology/approachThrough a qualitative approach with 41 interviews, this study focuses on start-uppers and companies that are particularly innovative and promising in the Italian context, as selected by Forbes magazine in its ranking of the brightest entrepreneurs, leaders and stars under 30.FindingsThe results suggest that young entrepreneurs recognize the importance of the common themes of the zebra movement and therefore identify their startups with zebras. More specifically, Generation Z entrepreneurs: (1) pursue a dual (economic and social) purpose, (2) are mutualistic and (3) build their organizations with resilience and capital efficiency. In addition, the interviews show that the organizational approach taken follows the paradigm of teal organizations, particularly in terms of evolutionary purpose, distributed leadership and decision-making power, and employee wholeness and empowerment.Originality/valueThis is the first study to analyze the evolutionary trends of animal entrepreneurial “species” led by Generation Z entrepreneurs and organized on the basis of the teal paradigm.

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