The mechanistic organizational culture has the values of bureaucracy & so is also called "Bureaucratic Culture". Organizational jobs are created around narrow specializations & people think of their careers mainly within these specialization.

There is a great deal of departmental loyalty. This sort of culture resists change & innovation.

Organic culture:

In organic culture formal hierarchy of authority, departmental boundaries, formal rules & regulations & prescribed channels of communications are found. Emphasis is on task accomplishment, team work, free flow of communication – formal & informal.

There is a understanding within the staff like at the of problems, threats & opportunities the organization is facing & willingness to take part in solving the problems. The cultures stresses flexibility, consultation, change & innovation.