What it’s all about A management topic that has received little attention in management so far, but has a major impact on long-term corporate success, is the formation of management subcultures. A dangerous omission. The invisible enemy Subcultures are company divisions, departments or groups of employees that conform within their own companies and ostensibly commit to the company’s goals, but at the same time work separately according to their own rules. They are hardly recognisable, act extremely skilfully and certainly make a contribution to the company’s performance, but also harm it to the same extent.