Analyzing Organization Cultures

Certain consultants argue leaders can quickly, easily and considerably alter their organization cultures to improve performance. Conversely, field researchers have described situations where leaders could do little to alter the existing organization culture.

List of contents

1 The Migration and Mutation of "Culture" Bruce Fortado and Paul Fadil 2 Self-Directed Teams and Peer Discipline at Finos Bruce Fortado and Lawrence O’Brien 3 The Organization Culture at Value Stores Bruce Fortado 4 Melding Six Sigma into the Organization Culture at Insuro Bruce Fortado 5 The Yin and Yang of Introducing a Sales Culture: The Amalgam Bank Case Bruce Fortado and Paul Fadil 6 The Organization Culture of Balbec’s Housing Department Bruce Fortado 7 Anticipating Reactions to Managerial Decisions Bruce Fortado 8 The Unifying Goal of Pleasing Customers Bruce Fortado 9 Conducting Organization Culture Analyses Bruce Fortado

About the author

Bruce Fortado is Professor of Management in the Coggin College of Business at the University of North Florida, USA.

Summary

Certain consultants argue leaders can quickly, easily and considerably alter their organization cultures to improve performance. Conversely, field researchers have described situations where leaders could do little to alter the existing organization culture.

Product details

• Authors: Bruce Fortado
• Assisted by: Bruce Fortado (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9780367518028
• ISBN: 978-0-367-51802-8
• No. of pages: 294
• Series: Routledge Studies in Management, Organizations and Society
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Business & Economics / General, Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management Science, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Development, Politics & government, Organizational theory & behaviour, Politics and government, Personnel & human resources management, Operational research, Personnel and human resources management, Organizational theory and behaviour