Organisational culture /
Brown, Andrew Douglas
Organisational culture / Andrew D. Brown. - 2nd ed. - London : Financial Times Pitman Publishing, 1998. - xiii, 318 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
1. An introduction to organisational culture 2. Exploring organisational culture 3. Understanding organisational culture change 4. Managing organisational culture change 5. Organisational culture, strategy and performance 6. Integrative case studies 7. Conclusions
This exciting new text on organisational culture gives an overview of a subject which is becoming increasingly popular with both academics and practitioners. It examines the linkages between culture and the concepts of organisational change, human resource management and strategic issues. The reader is given an introduction to the origins of the current interest in organisational culture, with examples drawn from real-life organisations. Building on these fundamental concepts, key issues in the study of culture, such as problems of definition, the development of cultures, sub-cultures and national cultures, are examined in detail. All concepts and theoretical points addressed are illustrated with specific case examples and the final section draws together these concepts and speculates on future trends in organisational culture.
0273631470
Corporate culture.
HD58.7 / .B763 1998
Organisational culture / Andrew D. Brown. - 2nd ed. - London : Financial Times Pitman Publishing, 1998. - xiii, 318 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
1. An introduction to organisational culture 2. Exploring organisational culture 3. Understanding organisational culture change 4. Managing organisational culture change 5. Organisational culture, strategy and performance 6. Integrative case studies 7. Conclusions
This exciting new text on organisational culture gives an overview of a subject which is becoming increasingly popular with both academics and practitioners. It examines the linkages between culture and the concepts of organisational change, human resource management and strategic issues. The reader is given an introduction to the origins of the current interest in organisational culture, with examples drawn from real-life organisations. Building on these fundamental concepts, key issues in the study of culture, such as problems of definition, the development of cultures, sub-cultures and national cultures, are examined in detail. All concepts and theoretical points addressed are illustrated with specific case examples and the final section draws together these concepts and speculates on future trends in organisational culture.
0273631470
Corporate culture.
HD58.7 / .B763 1998