You are equating culture with power structure. While power indeed exerts heavy influence on culture, they are not one in the same. There is also a difference be

You are equating culture with power structure. While power indeed exerts heavy influence on culture, they are not one in the same. There is also a difference between explicit documented company culture (a la Netflix) and actual culture in the minds of individuals and teams. I've worked at places that acquired companies, and aspects of the acquired companies' culture persisted and sometimes spread beyond their group.