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Klappentext Expert author Joanne Martin examines a variety of conflicting ways to study cultures in organizations, including different theoretical orientations, political ideologies (managerial, critical, and apparently neutral); methods (qualitative, quantitative, and hybrid approaches), and styles of writing about culture (ranging from traditional to postmodern and experimental). In addition, she offers a guide for those who might want to study culture themselves, addressing such issues as: What qualitative, quantitative, and hybrid methods can be used to study culture? What standards are used when reviewers evaluate these various types of research? What innovative ways of writing about culture have been introduced? And finally, what are the most important unanswered questions for future organizational culture researchers? Zusammenfassung Expert author Joanne Martin examines a variety of conflicting ways to study cultures in organizations! including different theoretical orientations! political ideologies (managerial! critical! and apparently neutral); methods (qualitative! quantitative! and hybrid approaches)! and styles of writing about culture (ranging from traditional to postmodern and experimental). In addition! she offers a guide for those who might want to study culture themselves! addressing such issues as: What qualitative! quantitative! and hybrid methods can be used to study culture? What standards are used when reviewers evaluate these various types of research? What innovative ways of writing about culture have been introduced? And finally! what are the most important unanswered questions for future organizational culture researchers? Inhaltsverzeichnis PART ONE: MAPPING THE CULTURAL TERRAIN An Introduction and Overview The Culture Wars Pieces of the Puzzle What Is Culture? What Is not Culture? Single-Perspective Theories of Culture A Three-Perspective Theory of Culture Interests and Claims of Neutrality PART TWO: DOING CULTURAL RESEARCH To Count or Not to Count? Putting It All Together Reviews of Sample Studies Writing about Cultures A Crisis of Representation? PART THREE: EXPLORING THE EDGES OF CULTURAL THEORY Cultural Boundaries Moveable, Fluctuating, Permeable, Blurred and Dangerous Terra Incognita Ideas for Future Research ...
