Organizational Culture and Leadership

• Author : Edgar H. Schein
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 27 December 2016

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

• Author : Edgar H. Schein
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 16 August 2010

Regarded as one of the most influential management books of all time, this fourth and completely updated edition of Edgar Schein's Organizational Culture and Leadership focuses on today's complex business realities and draws on a wide range of contemporary research to demonstrate the crucial role of leaders in applying the principles of culture to achieve their organizational goals. Edgar Schein explores how leadership and culture are fundamentally intertwined, and reveals key findings about leadership and culture including: Leaders are entrepreneurs

• Author : Edgar H. Schein
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 08 December 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,Sloan Fellows Professor of Management Edgar H Schein
• Publisher : Jossey-Bass
• Release : 13 November 1992

Focusing on the complex business realities of the 1990s, this second edition updates the author's understanding of culture. It demonstrates the crucial role that leaders play in successfully applying the principles of culture to achieve their organization's goals and fulfil their missions.

• 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 : Edgar H. Schein
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 08 December 2021

• Author : Neal M. Ashkanasy,Celeste P M Wilderom,Mark F. Peterson
• Publisher : SAGE
• Release : 08 December 2021

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 : Edgar H. Schein
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 08 December 2021

getAbstract Summary: Get the key points from this book in less than 10 minutes.This classic work by Edgar H. Schein is one of the most important books ever written about organizational culture. Schein, who coined the phrase "organizational culture," offers a comprehensive analysis of the subject in a style refreshingly unburdened by sociological jargon. He has organized the book logically into three units: he defines culture; explains cultural assumptions; and discusses the role of leaders in forming, transmitting and changing

• Author : Cameron P. Fuller
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 08 December 2021

Today, organizational or corporate culture, as it is called by some authors when they talk about commercial organizations, is seen as crucial for the growth and development of modern enterprises. It is believed that organizational culture is one of the basic conditions that forms the base for effective functioning and success of the company. The chapters in this book discuss knowledge management success - subject to the five dimensions of organizational culture (i.e., persistent learning, interpersonal trust, power distance,

• Author : Edgar Schein
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 08 December 2021

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 : Thomas J. Sergiovanni,John Edward Corbally
• Publisher : University of Illinois Press
• Release : 08 December 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 : Abebe Animut
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 04 March 2021

Master's Thesis from the year 2019 in the subject Leadership and Human Resource Management - Leadership, course: leadership and good governance, language: English, abstract: This study tries to examine the effect of organizational culture on decision making in Yeka Sub City Small Tax Payers' Branch Office. The study employed both descriptive and explanatory research design and used structured questionnaire as data gathering tools for the sample population; interview and document observation was also employed to supplement questionnaire. The total sample size

• Author : John Mattone,Nick Vaidya
• 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 : 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 : Neal M. Ashkanasy,Celeste P M Wilderom,Mark F. Peterson
• Publisher : SAGE
• Release : 28 June 2000

"The Handbook of Organizational Culture and Climate 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.... Well-known editors Neal Ashkanasy, Celeste P. M. Wilderom, and Mark F. Peterson lend a truly international perspective to what is the single most comprehensive and up-to-date source on the growing field