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The Competing Values Framework (CVF)<\/a>, developed by Robert Quinn and Jon Rohrbaugh in the 1980s, is a management theory that was developed initially from research done on the major indicators of effective organizational performance. Based on statistical analyses of a comprehensive list of effectiveness indicators, Quinn and Rohrbaugh discovered 2 major dimensions underlying conceptions of effectiveness, focused on:<\/p>\n Together, the 2 dimensions form 4 quadrants, with each quadrant unique and defining sets of values and implications.<\/p>\n Below is a diagram capturing the essence of this framework:<\/p>\n Now, let’s take a deeper dive into each of the quadrants.<\/p>\n Collaborate – Human Relations Model<\/strong><\/p>\n The top-left quadrant places a lot of emphasis on flexibility and internal focus. It stresses cohesion, morale, and human resources development as criteria for effectiveness.<\/p>\n General competences and attributes for organizations in this quadrant include teamwork, collaboration, talent management, empowerment, or inter-personal relationships.\u00a0 Key value drivers include commitment, communication, and development.<\/p>\n Leaders fitting this collaborative orientation tend to fit the profile of facilitators, mentors, and team builders.\u00a0 Facilitators tend to manage conflict well, using participative decision making<\/a>.<\/p>\n Create – Open System Model<\/strong><\/p>\n The top-right quadrant emphasizes flexibility and external focus, and stresses readiness, growth, resource acquisition, and external support. Tools and techniques, including innovation, creativity, articulating future vision, transformation change, or entrepreneurship, are highlighted here.<\/p>\n Control – Internal Process Model<\/strong><\/p>\n The bottom-left quadrant emphasizes control and an internal focus; and stresses the role of information management, communication, stability, and control. Tools and techniques, including assessing and measuring, controlling processes, structuring, efficiency improvement, or quality enhancement, are highlighted here.<\/p>\n Compete – Rational Goal Model<\/strong><\/p>\n The final quadrant emphasizes control and an external focus. It regards planning, goal setting, productivity, and efficiency as being effective. Tools and techniques, including competitiveness, fast response, decisiveness, driving through barriers, or goal achievement, are highlighted here.<\/p>\n Interested in gaining more understanding of CVF<\/a>?\u00a0 You can learn more and download an\u00a0editable PowerPoint about the Competing Values Framework (CVF)<\/strong> here<\/a>\u00a0on the\u00a0Flevy documents marketplace<\/a>.<\/p>\n You can download in-depth presentations on this and hundreds of similar business frameworks from the\u00a0FlevyPro Library<\/a>.\u00a0FlevyPro<\/a>\u00a0is trusted and utilized by 1000s of management consultants and corporate executives. Here\u2019s what some have to say:<\/p>\n \u201cMy FlevyPro subscription provides me with the most popular frameworks and decks in demand in today\u2019s market. 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This model has been found useful for organizing and understanding a variety of topics related to Organizational Design<\/a>, and extending beyond, including Leadership Development<\/a> and Organizational Culture<\/a>. Here is a broad list of topics where we can apply CVF:<\/p>\n\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nDo You Find Value in This Framework?<\/h2>\n