What is the business management term for the 'tribal' behaviour in an organisation between competing funding pools? [closed]

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I've seen this behaviour in a couple of different scales, but it appears to have the same root cause:

1. The classic example was Motorolla with its 'Battling Business Units' - where whole business divisions (revenue, spending, operations, intellectual property) were rigidly partitioned, in an attempt to get better results through competition.


2. What I see more commonly is within a large IT project that has multiple 'subprojects' with different delivery dates and funding associated with that delivery.

In both cases you see a kind of tribal behaviour of "we don't help them, they're not our people."

Now you could call this focus, or business alignment. (I agree it is good to have both strong boundaries, and fiscal discipline).

I wonder if there is a more general business management term for this them and us behaviour.

My question is: What is the business management term for the 'tribal' behaviour in an organisation between competing funding pools?

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asked Apr 17 '15 at 12:31

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  The funding model is just called project funding and common. Wow I would hope it would individuals with us versus them mentality and not a tribal level. I have seen this behavior from individuals but it was not rewarded in rating and ranking from what I could tell. An over zealous project manager may undermine another project to make them look better but it typically catches up to them.
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I've seen this behaviour in a couple of different scales, but it appears to have the same root cause:

1. The classic example was Motorolla with its 'Battling Business Units' - where whole business divisions (revenue, spending, operations, intellectual property) were rigidly partitioned, in an attempt to get better results through competition.


2. What I see more commonly is within a large IT project that has multiple 'subprojects' with different delivery dates and funding associated with that delivery.

In both cases you see a kind of tribal behaviour of "we don't help them, they're not our people."

Now you could call this focus, or business alignment. (I agree it is good to have both strong boundaries, and fiscal discipline).

I wonder if there is a more general business management term for this them and us behaviour.

My question is: What is the business management term for the 'tribal' behaviour in an organisation between competing funding pools?

team company-culture

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asked Apr 17 '15 at 12:31

hawkeye

8892812

closed as off-topic by gnat, IDrinkandIKnowThings, Roger, blankip, scaaahu Apr 27 '15 at 11:13

• This question does not appear to be about the workplace within the scope defined in the help center.

If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  The funding model is just called project funding and common. Wow I would hope it would individuals with us versus them mentality and not a tribal level. I have seen this behavior from individuals but it was not rewarded in rating and ranking from what I could tell. An over zealous project manager may undermine another project to make them look better but it typically catches up to them.
  – paparazzo
  Apr 17 '15 at 13:32
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because its not about navigating the workplace.
  – IDrinkandIKnowThings
  Apr 17 '15 at 14:55
  

  
  
  
  

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I've seen this behaviour in a couple of different scales, but it appears to have the same root cause:

1. The classic example was Motorolla with its 'Battling Business Units' - where whole business divisions (revenue, spending, operations, intellectual property) were rigidly partitioned, in an attempt to get better results through competition.


2. What I see more commonly is within a large IT project that has multiple 'subprojects' with different delivery dates and funding associated with that delivery.

In both cases you see a kind of tribal behaviour of "we don't help them, they're not our people."

Now you could call this focus, or business alignment. (I agree it is good to have both strong boundaries, and fiscal discipline).

I wonder if there is a more general business management term for this them and us behaviour.

My question is: What is the business management term for the 'tribal' behaviour in an organisation between competing funding pools?

team company-culture

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asked Apr 17 '15 at 12:31

hawkeye

8892812

I've seen this behaviour in a couple of different scales, but it appears to have the same root cause:

1. The classic example was Motorolla with its 'Battling Business Units' - where whole business divisions (revenue, spending, operations, intellectual property) were rigidly partitioned, in an attempt to get better results through competition.


2. What I see more commonly is within a large IT project that has multiple 'subprojects' with different delivery dates and funding associated with that delivery.

In both cases you see a kind of tribal behaviour of "we don't help them, they're not our people."

Now you could call this focus, or business alignment. (I agree it is good to have both strong boundaries, and fiscal discipline).

I wonder if there is a more general business management term for this them and us behaviour.

My question is: What is the business management term for the 'tribal' behaviour in an organisation between competing funding pools?

team company-culture

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asked Apr 17 '15 at 12:31

hawkeye

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asked Apr 17 '15 at 12:31

hawkeye

8892812

asked Apr 17 '15 at 12:31

hawkeye

8892812

asked Apr 17 '15 at 12:31

hawkeye

8892812

8892812

closed as off-topic by gnat, IDrinkandIKnowThings, Roger, blankip, scaaahu Apr 27 '15 at 11:13

• This question does not appear to be about the workplace within the scope defined in the help center.

If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.

closed as off-topic by gnat, IDrinkandIKnowThings, Roger, blankip, scaaahu Apr 27 '15 at 11:13

• This question does not appear to be about the workplace within the scope defined in the help center.

If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  The funding model is just called project funding and common. Wow I would hope it would individuals with us versus them mentality and not a tribal level. I have seen this behavior from individuals but it was not rewarded in rating and ranking from what I could tell. An over zealous project manager may undermine another project to make them look better but it typically catches up to them.
  – paparazzo
  Apr 17 '15 at 13:32
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  3
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because its not about navigating the workplace.
  – IDrinkandIKnowThings
  Apr 17 '15 at 14:55
  

  
  
  
  

suggest improvements | 

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  The funding model is just called project funding and common. Wow I would hope it would individuals with us versus them mentality and not a tribal level. I have seen this behavior from individuals but it was not rewarded in rating and ranking from what I could tell. An over zealous project manager may undermine another project to make them look better but it typically catches up to them.
  – paparazzo
  Apr 17 '15 at 13:32
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  3
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because its not about navigating the workplace.
  – IDrinkandIKnowThings
  Apr 17 '15 at 14:55
  

  
  
  
  

The funding model is just called project funding and common. Wow I would hope it would individuals with us versus them mentality and not a tribal level. I have seen this behavior from individuals but it was not rewarded in rating and ranking from what I could tell. An over zealous project manager may undermine another project to make them look better but it typically catches up to them.
– paparazzo
Apr 17 '15 at 13:32

The funding model is just called project funding and common. Wow I would hope it would individuals with us versus them mentality and not a tribal level. I have seen this behavior from individuals but it was not rewarded in rating and ranking from what I could tell. An over zealous project manager may undermine another project to make them look better but it typically catches up to them.
– paparazzo
Apr 17 '15 at 13:32

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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because its not about navigating the workplace.
– IDrinkandIKnowThings
Apr 17 '15 at 14:55

I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because its not about navigating the workplace.
– IDrinkandIKnowThings
Apr 17 '15 at 14:55

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