Organizational Culture and Leadership

Name: Organizational Culture and Leadership
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ISBN: 9780470190609

ISBN-10: 0470190604

ISBN-13: 9780470190609

Edition: 4th 2010

Authors: Edgar H. Schein

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Regarded as one of the most influential management books of all time, Organizational Culture and Leadership tranforms the abstract concept of culture into a tool that can be used to better shape the dynamics of organization and change. This updated Fourth Edition focuses on today'²s 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.

Book details

List price: $60.00
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/16/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 464
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English



Preface to Fourth Edition


The Author



Organizational Culture and Leadership Defined



The Concept of Organizational Culture: Why Bother?



The Three Levels of Culture



Cultures in Organizations: Two Case Examples



Macrocultures, Subcultures, and Microcultures



The Dimensions of Culture



Assumptions About External Adaptation Issues



Assumptions About Managing Internal Integration



Deeper Cultural Assumptions: What is Reality and Truth?



Deeper Cultural Assumptions: The Nature of Time and Space



Deeper Cultural Assumptions: Human Nature, Activity, and Relationships



Culture Typologies and Culture Surveys



Deciphering Organizational Cultures



The Leadership Role in Building, Embedding, and Evolving Culture



How Culture Emerges in New Groups



How Founder/Leaders Create Organizational Cultures



How Leaders Embed and Transmit Culture



The Changing Role of Leadership in Organizational "Midlife"



What Leaders Need to Know About How Culture Changes



How Leaders Can Manage Culture Change



A Conceptual Model for Managed Culture Change



Culture Assessment as Part of Managed Organizational Change



Illustrations of Organizational Culture Changes



New Roles for Leaders and Leadership



The Learning Culture and the Learning Leader



Cultural Islands: Managing Multicultural Groups


References


Index