Organizational Culture And Leadership

By (author) Schein Edgar H.; With Schein, Peter A.
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The book that defined the field, updated and expanded for today''s organizations Organizational Culture and Leadership is the classic reference for managers and students seeking a deeper understanding of the inter-relationship of organizational culture dynamics and leadership.
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The book that defined the field, updated and expanded for today''s organizations

Organizational Culture and Leadership is the classic reference for managers and students seeking a deeper 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 and implementation by various organizations and expands the 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.. 

This landmark book is considered the defining resource in the field. Drawing on a wide range of research, 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.

Dig into assumptions and typologies to decipher organizational culture

• Learn how culture begins, thrives, or dies with leadership
• Manage cultural change effectively and appropriately
• Understand the leader''s role in managing disparate groups

The resurgence of interest in organizational culture has spurred an awakening in research, and new information is continuously coming to light. Outdated practices are being replaced by more effective methods, and the resulting shift affects organizations everywhere. Organizational Culture and Leadership is an essential resource for scholars, consultants  and leaders seeking continuous improvement in the face of today''s business realities.

 

Table of contents:

Acknowledgments ix

Preface xiii

Foreword xv

About the Authors xxiii

Part One: Defining the Structure of Culture

1. How to Define Culture in General 3

The Problem of Defining Culture Clearly 3

Summary and Conclusions 14

Suggestions for Readers 16

2. The Structure of Culture 17

Three Levels of Analysis 17

Summary and Conclusions 29

Suggestions for Readers 30

3. A Young and Growing U.S. Engineering Organization 31

Case 1: Digital Equipment Corporation in Maynard, Massachusetts 31

Summary and Conclusions 42

Suggestions for Readers 43

4. A Mature Swiss-German Chemical Organization 45

Case 2: Ciba-Geigy Company in Basel, Switzerland 45

Can Organizational Cultures Be Stronger than National Cultures? 55

Summary and Conclusions 56

Questions for Readers 59

5. A Developmental Government Organization in Singapore 61

Case 3: Singapore’s Economic Development Board 61

The EDB Nested Cultural Paradigms 63

Summary and Conclusions: The Multiple Implications of the Three Cases 73

Questions for Readers 75

Part Two: What Leade