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Presents a comprehensive analysis of organizational culture - what it is, how it develops, and how it functions in relation to managerial style and organizational effectiveness.

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• What Culture Is And Does
• 1 Defining Organizational Culture
• 2 Why Culture Must Be Better Understood
• 3 Functions of Culture in Organizations
• 4 Content and Levels of Culture
• 5 How to Uncover Cultural Assumptions in an Organization
• 6 Ethical Problems in Culture Studies and Interventions
• How Cultures Begin And Develop
• 7 How Culture Forms: Theoretical Perspectives
• 8 Observing Culture Emerge in Small Groups
• 9 How Organization Founders Shape Culture
• 10 How Leaders Embed and Transmit Culture
• How Cultures Change
• 11 Understanding Culture Change in the Context of Organizational Change
• 12 Organizational Growth Stages and Culture Change Mechanisms
• 13 Analyzing the Change Process
• 14 Leadership as Managed Culture Change

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CHOICE Review

Schein has produced a valuable and thought-provoking examination of the concept of organizational culture. The interdisciplinary approach is especially valuable in an era in which academic study seems to be more and more narrowly bounded while national and international pressures cry out for breadth of understanding. Schein defines and explains the concept of culture, sharply contrasting two organizational cultures (``multi'' and ``action'') used to illustrate the issues. Part 2 is analytic and deals with the evolution of culture and its moderation by leaders/culture formers. The final section deals with change and organization, and Chapter 12 proved to be of great value in understanding the overall thesis. This book is a worthy product from a distinguished and respected author. The references are excellent; the index is satisfactory. Upper-division and graduate collections as well as professional libraries.-E. Owens, Western Washington University