Meaning ● The Competing Values Framework (CVF) offers a strategic lens for Small and Medium-sized Businesses, evaluating organizational effectiveness through the interplay of structure and focus. ● It classifies organizational cultures along two axes: flexibility versus stability, and internal versus external focus, offering SMBs insight into their prevailing culture. CVF helps these organizations determine whether they are more geared towards control, collaboration, competition, or creation. By mapping these cultural tendencies, the CVF directly supports strategic choices in automation implementation, as this allows for the design of deployment strategies that align to these four categories. ● For SMBs focused on growth, CVF can reveal mismatches between the current culture and the culture needed to support expansion. Furthermore, implementation efforts benefit as this framework assists leadership in identifying potential resistance or cultural barriers to change.
