Organizational BehaviorBackground Information As a result of the ongoing recession, the shareholders of Abbey College, which is a secondary and sixth form college, have decided to sell the institution in difficulties at City College. This acquisition means that the staff of both institutions will henceforth be merged and will all be under City College. Those at Abbey College will have their employment contracts renewed. The acquisition also makes the principal of Abbey College redundant, with its management reporting directly to the principal of City College, Mr Adam Wakefield. This report analyzes the organizational and behavioral issues related to this agreement along with recommendations to the dean of City College on the way forward. Relationship between organizational structure and culture and its effects on performance Organizational structure is simply a plan that shows the hierarchies in an organization and the connection between its tasks. It's the way an organization is built. Some of the most common structures include short, tall, and matrix. Organizational culture, on the other hand, refers to the unique ways of undertaking tasks and relationships in each organization. Organizations are different and so are their cultures which are never similar in either entity, even when they have close structural similarities. The relationship between these two can have profound effects on an organization's performance, hence the need to address them with extreme care. In a tall structure, there are many levels of hierarchies and tasks classified into departments. This is the most appropriate structure for large organizations. Such a structure works well with a role culture or one that encourages special... middle of paper... members can use a new technology that presents itself. Such a development would leave the group at a disadvantage as they would fall behind in trying to learn how to use the new innovation. Another disadvantage is that remote working can lead to laxity among members, as supervision is limited. This can lead to delays in team members completing tasks, which would inevitably drag the entire team behind. Reference List Crant, J.M. 2000. “Proactive Behavior in Organizations.” Management Journal 26, no. 3:435-462. Business Source Complete, EBSCOhost (accessed 7 December 2013). Peterson, M. F. and David C. T. 2007. “Organizational Behavior in Multinational Organizations.” Journal of Organizational Behavior 28, no. 3: 261-279. Business Source Complete, EBSCOhost (accessed December 7, 2013).