Organizational culture and leadership
Schein, Edgar H.2010
Book
Regarded as one of the most influential management books of all time, this fourth edition of Leadership and Organisational Culture transforms the abstract concept of culture into a tool that can be used to better shape the dynamics of organisation 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 organisational goals.
Main title:
Organizational culture and leadership / Edgar H. Schein.
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Edition:
4th ed.
Imprint:
San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass, c2010.
Collation:
xvi, 436 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Pt 1 Organizational culture and leadership defined 1. The concept of organizational culture: why bother? -- 2. The three levels of culture -- 3. Cultures in organizations: two case examples -- 4. Macrocultures, subcultures, and microcultures -- Pt 2 The dimensions of culture 5. Assumptions about external adapatation issues -- 6. Assumptions about managing internal integration -- 7. Deeper cultural assumptions: what is reality and truth? -- 8. Deeper cultural assumptions: the nature of time and space -- 9. Deeper cultural assumptions: human nature, activity, and relationships -- 10. Culture typologies and culture surveys -- 11. Deciphering organisational cultures -- Pt 3 The leadership role in building, embedding, and evolving culture 12. How culture emerges in new groups -- 13. How founders/ leaders create organizational cultures -- 14. How leaders embed and transmit culture -- 15. The changing role of leadership in organizational "midlife" -- 16. What leaders need to know about how culture changes -- Pt 4 How leaders can manage culture change 17. A conceptual model for managed culture change -- 18. Culture assessment as part of managed organizational change -- 19. Illustrations of organizational culture changes -- Pt 5 New roles for leaders and leadership 20. The learning culture and the learning leader -- 21. Cultural islands: managing multicultural groups.
ISBN:
9780470190609
Dewey class:
658.4302.35
Language:
English
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BRN:
174126
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Library at the Dock | -Business and IT | BUSIN 658.4 SCHE | Available |