Organizational Culture and Leadership

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John Wiley & Sons, Jul 16, 2010 - Business & Economics - 464 pages
Regarded as one of the most influential management books of all time, this fourth edition of Leadership and Organizational Culture transforms the abstract concept of culture into a tool that can be used to better shape the dynamics of organization and change. This updated edition focuses on today's business realities. Edgar Schein draws on a wide range of contemporary research to redefine culture and demonstrate the crucial role leaders play in successfully applying the principles of culture to achieve their organizational goals.
 

Contents

Organizational Culture and Leadership Defined
1
Why Bother?
7
The Three Levels of Culture
23
Two Case Examples
35
Macrocultures Subcultures and Microcultures
55
The Dimensions of Culture
69
Assumptions About External Adaptation Issues
73
Assumptions About Managing Internal Integration
93
Embedding and Evolving Culture
195
How FoundersLeaders Create Organizational Cultures
219
How Leaders Embed and Transmit Culture
235
The Changing Role of Leadership in Organizational Midlife
259
What Leaders Need to Know About How Culture Changes
273
How Leaders Can Manage
297
Culture Assessment as Part of Managed Organizational Change
315
Illustrations of Organizational Culture Changes
329

What is Reality and Truth?
115
The Nature of Time and Space
125
Human Nature Activity and Relationships
143
Culture Typologies and Culture Surveys
157
Deciphering Organizational Cultures
177
The Learning Culture and the Learning Leader
365
Managing Multicultural Groups
385
References
401
Index
415
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Edgar H. Schein is Sloan Fellows Professor of Management Emeritus at the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of numerous books, including Process Consultation Revisited, The Corporate Culture Survival Guide, Career Anchors, and most recently, Helping: How to Offer, Give and Receive Help.

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