Organizational Culture and Leadership

• Author : Edgar H. Schein
• Publisher : Jossey-Bass
• Release : 16 August 2010

Regarded as one of the most influential management books of all time, this fourth edition of Leadership and Organizational Culture transforms the abstract concept of culture into a tool that can be used to better shape the dynamics of organization 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

• Author : Edgar H. Schein
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 04 February 1991

This second edition updates Schein's influential understanding of culture - what it is, how it is created, how it evolves, and how it can be changed - and lucidly demonstrates the crucial role leaders play in successfully applying the principles of culture to achieve their organizations' goals and fulfill their missions. Schein shows how to identify, nurture, and shape the cultures of organizations in any stage of development, and presents critical new learnings and practices in the field, including additional

• Author : Edgar H. Schein
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 24 March 2006

In this third edition of his classic book, Edgar Schein shows how to transform the abstract concept of culture into a practical tool that managers and students can use to understand the dynamics of organizations and change. Organizational pioneer Schein updates his influential understanding of culture--what it is, how it is created, how it evolves, and how it can be changed. Focusing on today's business realities, Schein draws on a wide range of contemporary research to redefine culture, offers new

• Author : Bejaoui, Azza
• Publisher : IGI Global
• Release : 18 September 2020

Increasing globalization, cutthroat competition, recurrent financial crises, and new social media technology provide unimaginable strain on companies to rethink their human resources practices. Such ever-growing business environments particularly call upon companies to develop sustainable leadership practices and create a well-established organizational climate. By promoting an organizational value system, the leader can influence the work behavior and attitudes of the employees and results. Corporate Leadership and Its Role in Shaping Organizational Culture and Performance is an essential reference source that investigates

• Author : Thomas J. Sergiovanni,John Edward Corbally
• Publisher : University of Illinois Press
• Release : 04 February 1986

"This volume makes a special contribution to organizational analysis by developing the community element's influence on action and outcomes in organizational settings. To understand the volume is to understand what is meant by the community element and to appreciate its influence on organizational behavior. . . . The issues are whether or not leaders really matter to organizational performance, and if they do, how do they matter? The contributors to this book presume that leaders do matter [but] focus on the issue of

• Author : Cristin Maxfield
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 17 June 2019

Organizational culture refers to a collective set of values and behaviors that are essential for developing a unique work culture in an organization. It guides the interactions between different people and groups in a professional working space. It also affects how employees identify with an organization. A good culture can develop employee motivation, efficiency, consistency, coordination and better alignment of the company with targeted visions and goals. Various factors that affect the culture of an organization include product, market, strategy,

• Author : Neal M. Ashkanasy,Celeste P M Wilderom,Mark F. Peterson
• Publisher : SAGE
• Release : 04 February 2023

The Second Edition provides an overview of current research, theory and practice in this expanding field. The editorial team and the authors come from diverse professional and geographical backgrounds, and provide an unprecedented coverage of topics relating to both culture and climate of modern organizations.

• Author : Engin Karadağ
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 12 March 2015

This book focuses on the effect of leadership on organizational outcomes and summarizes the current research findings in the field. It addresses the need for inclusive and interpretive studies in the field in order to interpret leadership literature and suggest new pathways for further studies. Appropriately, a meta-analysis approach is used by the contributors to show the big picture to the researchers by analyzing and combining the findings from different independent studies. In particular, the editors compile various studies examining

• Author : Karel De Witte,Jaap J. van Muijen
• Publisher : Psychology Press
• Release : 10 February 2000

Management of organizational culture is a controversial topic. Pragmatists argue that it can be, should be and has been easily managed and they offer guidance how to do this, whilst purists find it ridiculous to talk about managing organizational culture: it cannot be managed, it evolves. Contributions to this fascinating book cover the following topics: * the relationship between leadership and organizational culture * the study of the role of organizational culture in four distinct cases * a change project of managerial culture *

• Author : Neal M. Ashkanasy,Celeste P M Wilderom,Mark F. Peterson
• Publisher : SAGE
• Release : 04 February 2023

The Second Edition provides an overview of current research, theory and practice in this expanding field. The editorial team and the authors come from diverse professional and geographical backgrounds, and provide an unprecedented coverage of topics relating to both culture and climate of modern organizations.

• Author : Nick Vaidya,John Mattone
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 04 January 2016

A Roadmap for Leadership and Cultural Transformation Throughout today's rapidly changing business world, top CEOs face two primary challenges: solving the leadership gap and creating a sustainable corporate culture. International leadership coach John Mattone and CEO magazine editor-in-chief Nick Vaidya unlock the keys to leadership development and cultural transformation through intimate interviews with fourteen CEOs from top organizations, including: Deloitte, Graybar, The North Face, HP Financial, Ovations Brands, Virtusa, and Bigcommerce. Culture was long thought to be merely a 'soft'

• Author : Everest Media,
• Publisher : Everest Media LLC
• Release : 13 June 2022

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Culture is an abstraction, yet the forces that are created in social and organizational situations derived from culture are powerful. We must understand these forces not only because of their power but also because they help to explain many of our puzzling and frustrating experiences in social and organizational life. #2 We as students, employees, managers, researchers, or consultants are often amazed at the degree to which

• Author : Jamie Jacobs,Hema Crockett
• Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
• Release : 03 February 2021

Designing Exceptional Organizational Cultures is a practical guide for HR and OD professionals which explains how to proactively design, build and foster a culture that creates employee and business success. For a company to outperform the competition and achieve sustainable business growth, it needs a high performing, engaged and committed workforce with the skills the business needs both now and in the future. Attracting, motivating and retaining top talent can't be done simply by attaching individual benefits to specific job

• Author : John Bratton
• Publisher : SAGE
• Release : 10 February 2020

Organizational Leadership provides an accessible, critical and engaging analysis of what constitutes ‘leadership’ today. Demonstrating leadership as an interconnected process between leaders, followers and context, the book ensures a rounded understanding of theory and practice to support students throughout their course and future career. Part 1: Contextualising Leadership examines the internal and external forces influencing leadership, addressing issues such as ethics, power, culture and innovation. Part 2: Leadership Theories reviews and analyses traditional and contemporary theories of leadership. Part 3: Managing People and

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : GRIN Verlag
• Release : 21 June 2018

Seminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 2,0, University of applied sciences, Munich, language: English, abstract: This assignment provides the reader with a descriptive analysis of organizational culture, including a comparative analysis of the most common leadership styles, to identify the influence of leadership on corporate culture. Empirical studies including Geert Hofstede, Edgar Schein and Bernard Bass were used to identify similarities between a leadership style and contribution they have on organizational