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Organizational culture and leadership / Edgar H. Schein.
Schein, Edgar H.,
Call Number: HD 58.7 .S33 2017 Collection: circulating book
ISBN: 9781119212041 (pbk.)
Pub. Info: Hoboken : Wiley, [2017]
Study Program Note: HRT6560 HRT6565 HRT6570 HRT6575 HRT 6560 HRT 6565 HRT 6570 HRT 6575
Revised edition of the author's Organizational culture and leadership, c2010.
Includes index.
Organizational Culture and Leadership is a classic reference for managers and students seeking an understanding of the inter-relationship of organizational culture dynamics and leadership. Author Edgar Schein is the 'father' of organizational culture, world-renowned for his expertise and research in the field. In this book, he analyzes and illustrates through cases the abstract concept of culture and shows its importance to the management of organizational change. This new fifth edition shows how culture has become a popular concept leading to a wide variety of research as well as implementation by various organizations. It expands upon a focus on the role of national cultures in influencing culture dynamics, including some practical concepts for how to deal with international differences. Special emphasis is given to how the role of leadership varies with the age of the organization from founding, through mid-life to old age as the cultural issues vary at each stage. How culture change is managed at each stage and in different types of organizations is emphasized as a central concern of leader behavior. A landmark book considered the defining resource in the field draws upon a wide range of research for its conclusions. This fifth edition contains 25 percent new and revised material to provide the most relevant new concepts and perspectives alongside the basic culture model that has helped to define the field.
Schein, Edgar H.,
Call Number: HD 58.7 .S33 2017 Collection: circulating book
ISBN: 9781119212041 (pbk.)
Pub. Info: Hoboken : Wiley, [2017]
Study Program Note: HRT6560 HRT6565 HRT6570 HRT6575 HRT 6560 HRT 6565 HRT 6570 HRT 6575
Revised edition of the author's Organizational culture and leadership, c2010.
Includes index.
Organizational Culture and Leadership is a classic reference for managers and students seeking an understanding of the inter-relationship of organizational culture dynamics and leadership. Author Edgar Schein is the 'father' of organizational culture, world-renowned for his expertise and research in the field. In this book, he analyzes and illustrates through cases the abstract concept of culture and shows its importance to the management of organizational change. This new fifth edition shows how culture has become a popular concept leading to a wide variety of research as well as implementation by various organizations. It expands upon a focus on the role of national cultures in influencing culture dynamics, including some practical concepts for how to deal with international differences. Special emphasis is given to how the role of leadership varies with the age of the organization from founding, through mid-life to old age as the cultural issues vary at each stage. How culture change is managed at each stage and in different types of organizations is emphasized as a central concern of leader behavior. A landmark book considered the defining resource in the field draws upon a wide range of research for its conclusions. This fifth edition contains 25 percent new and revised material to provide the most relevant new concepts and perspectives alongside the basic culture model that has helped to define the field.