The two axes form a four-quadrant typology of organizational cultures. Four quadrants, reflecting four cultural types, are created at the point of intersection of these axes (Figure 2). The four dominant types of cultures – hierarchy, clan, adhocracy and market, emerge from the framework. The four types of cultures have different focus and orientation: hierarchy culture (internal focus + control); clan culture (internal focus + flexibility); adhocracy culture (external focus + flexibility) and market culture (external focus + control). Each culture type is characterized by a particular set of shared beliefs, style of leadership, set of shared values that act as a bond or glue for members. The four types of cultures are ideal types in the sense that an organization is unlikely to reflect only one type and large organizations tend to develop a number of subcultures instead of a single homogeneous culture.