{"id":27507,"date":"2021-12-17T12:06:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T11:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.testify.io\/glossar\/7-s-model\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T10:06:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T08:06:17","slug":"7-s-model","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/www.testify.io\/en\/glossar\/7-s-model\/","title":{"rendered":"7-S model"},"content":{"rendered":"<nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Startseite<\/span><\/p><\/nav>\n<h1><strong>What is the 7-S model?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"35494\">The <strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">7-S model<\/strong> represents a company with seven core variables that are essential for shaping the company and at the same time identify starting points for interventions. Originally conceived as a tool for management consultants, the model can also be used to secure competitive advantages. <\/p>\n<ul class=\"ak-ul\" data-indent-level=\"1\">\n<li>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"35827\">Strategy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"35851\">Structure<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"35875\">Systems<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"35896\">Special skills<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"35928\">Permanent staff<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"35953\">Style (style\/culture)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"35977\">Self-image (shared values\/superordinate goals)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"36034\">The 7-S model distinguishes between &#8220;hard factors&#8221; (strategy, structure, systems &#8211; also known as <em data-renderer-mark=\"true\">the cold triangle<\/em>) and &#8220;soft factors&#8221; (skills, staff, style, shared values &#8211; also known as <em data-renderer-mark=\"true\">the warm square<\/em>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the 7-S model? The 7-S model represents a company with seven core variables that are essential for shaping the company and at the same time identify starting points for interventions. Originally conceived as a tool for management consultants, the model can also be used to secure competitive advantages. Strategy Structure Systems Special skills [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-27507","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.testify.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/27507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.testify.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.testify.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossary"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.testify.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.testify.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}