# Westrum's Typologies

*Tom Geraghty · Organisational Design, Models & Critique*

Explains Westrum's three cultural typologies — pathological, bureaucratic, generative — and their relationship to how information flows. Argues information flow is both a predictor of organisational health and a diagnostic: how news travels tells you everything about what the system values.

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