what makes organisation tick

[Лида]

Контекст:

When applying these viability tests in practice and in detail, a variety of techniques can be used. They can be divided between:
• quantitative techniques
• qualitative techniques
or between:
• objective factors
• subjective factors.

The more subjective factors are concerned with culture, values and power. This means knowing the organisation very well and assessing how it does things, what makes it tick - where is power?

[kinsman]

tick
what makes somebody tick informal the thoughts, feelings, opinions etc that give someone their character or make them behave in a particular way:
Что стимулирует деятельность организации - имхо

[Андатра]

имхо - что синхронизирует деятельность

[anatalka]

может быть, что ею движет...