Organizational culture and leadership
In this third edition of his classic book, Edgar Schein shows how to transform the abstract concept of culture into a practical tool that managers and students can use to understand the dynamics of organizations and change. Organizational pioneer Schein updates his influential understanding of culture--what it is, how it is created, how it evolves, and how it can be changed. Focusing on today's business realities, Schein draws on a wide range of contemporary research to redefine culture, offers new information on the topic of occupational cultures, and demonstrates the crucial role leaders pla
1 online resource (457 pages)
9780787985059, 9780470534083, 9781280410826, 9786610410828, 9780787975746, 0787985058, 0470534087, 1280410825, 6610410828, 0787975745
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Organizational Culture and Leadership; Contents; Preface; The Author; 1. The Concept of Organizational Culture: Why Bother?; 2. The Levels of Culture; 3. Cultures in Organizations: Two Case Examples; 4. How Culture Emerges in New Groups; 5. Assumptions About External Adaptation Issues; 6. Assumptions About Managing Internal Integration; 7. Deeper Cultural Assumptions About Reality and Truth; 8. Assumptions About the Nature of Time and Space; 9. Assumptions About Human Nature, Activity, and Relationships; 10. Cultural Typologies; 11. Deciphering Culture; 12. How Leaders Begin Culture Creation. 13. How Leaders Embed and Transmit Culture14. The Changing Role of Leadership in Organizational "Midlife"; 15. What Leaders Need to Know About How Culture Changes; 16. A Conceptual Model for Managed Culture Change; 17. Assessing Cultural Dimensions: A Ten-Step Intervention; 18. A Case of Organizational (Cultural?) Change; 19. The Learning Culture and the Learning Leader; References; Index
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