84 Examples of Organizational Attributes

John Spacey, updated on February 14, 2024

Organizational attributes are characteristics that define an organization's structure, strategy, culture and performance. These are shaped by leadership and the history of a organization including the shared experiences that shape its culture. The following are common examples of organizational attributes.

Accountable	Adaptive
Ambitious	Authentic
Balanced	Bold
Collaborative	Committed
Common Purpose	Competitive
Conservative	Constructive
Conventional	Cooperative
Cost-conscious	Creative
Customer-driven	Dependable
Diligent	Disciplined
Disruptive	Diverse
Efficient	Engaged
Entrepreneurial	Environmental Stewardship
Established	Ethical
Flexible	Formal
Forward-looking	Frugal
Fun	Gets Results
Groundbreaking	Grounded
Hardworking	High Standards
Imaginative	Impactful
Informal	Innovative
Inspiring	Inventive
Leading-edge	Mature
Motivated	Nimble
Open	Original
Passionate	Pioneering
Playful	Positive
Practical	Pragmatic
Principled	Productive
Progressive	Purposeful
Quality Commitment	Realistic
Reliable	Resilient
Resolute	Respectful
Responsive	Revolutionary
Risk Taking	Service Excellence
Social Responsibility	Steadfast
Tireless	Tolerance For Disagreement
Traditional	Trailblazing
Transparent	Trendsetting
Trusted	Trusting
Unconventional	Unflagging
Visionary	Welcoming

Overview

Organizational attributes are labels that describe the structure, strategy, culture and performance of an organization.

Discussion

Organizations commonly describe their own attributes in communications and artifacts such as a mission statement, vision statement or description of an organization's culture. In this context, attributes are mostly described using adjectives.

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