- Paperback: 464 pages
- Publisher: Jossey Bass; 3rd Edition edition (21 Sep 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0787975974
- ISBN-13: 978-0787975975
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.2 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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“This easy–to–read, practical guide is packed full of ideas, tools and techniques for influencing culture…” (Health Service Journal, 21st October 2004)
"Professional groups maintain their authority by…having specialised language, rituals and rules (Schein, 1992)." (Nursing Times, September 2006)
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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 information on the topic of occupational cultures, and demonstrates the crucial role leaders play in successfully applying the principles of culture to achieve organizational goals. He also tackles the complex question of how an existing culture can be changed––one of the toughest challenges of leadership. The result is a vital resource for understanding and practicing organizational effectiveness.
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Culture is an abstraction, yet the forces that are created in social and organizational situations that derive from culture are powerful. Read the first page
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0 of 19 people found the following review helpful
A good book quality..It sheds lights on strategic management(organizational culture) and leadership(either born or made)..
An important question you can locate inside the book: What does Personal Status Law mean,if you apply UN Human Development Index?
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An important question you can locate inside the book: What does Personal Status Law mean,if you apply UN Human Development Index?
Atif A. Taha
Academic & Screen writer
http://www.geocities.com/atifta2001/Atifentertainment.html
A Published Author:
Unpredicted ISBN 1420882929
Shrinco ISBN 7770049180
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Primarily academically useful rather than practically useful
22 Oct 2005
Containing a thorough background treatment of how to think about and measure culture along with a series of case studies, this book is a fairly comprehensive tome on the topic of culture. The analyses of both DEC and a major drug company really helped to drive home the depth of analysis required and the complexity of creating an action plan to change culture in a large organization.
However, what I was hoping to get out of this book was a framework not only for understanding culture, but also for affecting change within a smaller organization. This book fell short in that part, and seemed to imply that the best course of action is to:
1) Find a strong leader to take us through a crisis who makes sure that we follow their ways. Success will cause adoption.
2) Hire a consultant to study us on-site for an extended period of time, after which they will suggest major restructurings.
3) Split up groups and reform under leaders who have the attributes you want to encourage.
I was hoping for some form of prescription for bottoms-up, incremental change or something else similar as well as a more accessible set of tools for analysis, but didn't get that. Again, quite the comprehensive book on the background of culture - I feel much better educated on the subject. However, it didn't leave me with any new ideas on how to safely encourage specific cultural changes.
However, what I was hoping to get out of this book was a framework not only for understanding culture, but also for affecting change within a smaller organization. This book fell short in that part, and seemed to imply that the best course of action is to:
1) Find a strong leader to take us through a crisis who makes sure that we follow their ways. Success will cause adoption.
2) Hire a consultant to study us on-site for an extended period of time, after which they will suggest major restructurings.
3) Split up groups and reform under leaders who have the attributes you want to encourage.
I was hoping for some form of prescription for bottoms-up, incremental change or something else similar as well as a more accessible set of tools for analysis, but didn't get that. Again, quite the comprehensive book on the background of culture - I feel much better educated on the subject. However, it didn't leave me with any new ideas on how to safely encourage specific cultural changes.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
An educational experience
20 Feb 2006
For novices to org. culture, this book takes you on a thorough journey into the corners of what constitutes an organization's culture. My favorite take-away is that Schein made an abstract concept much more concrete. He creates a nice framework to view org. culture, gives examples continuously and provides many nuggets of knowledge. Plenty of useful references are given as well.
Perhaps because of my specific research, I unfortunately found myself with sporadic tabs through the book to catch the aforementioned nuggets. My unfulfilled hope was to find a more meaningful figure in which to place all the various interactions and cultural process (but perhaps that's for us other researchers to do). More up-to-date examples would also be useful.
In the end, a great read and even better reference book (but you'll have to do the organizing).
Perhaps because of my specific research, I unfortunately found myself with sporadic tabs through the book to catch the aforementioned nuggets. My unfulfilled hope was to find a more meaningful figure in which to place all the various interactions and cultural process (but perhaps that's for us other researchers to do). More up-to-date examples would also be useful.
In the end, a great read and even better reference book (but you'll have to do the organizing).
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Not Just Theory---Plenty of Useful Leadership Tactics
6 Jan 2005
I bought this book because my employer, like many large multi-national companies, is dealing with cultural change and leadership issues involving the development of a new global infrastructure to more efficiently engage and win large mega-deals requiring resources from multiple country locations. This book very clearly describes the various cultural issues and the important role of leadership in cross-cultural integration. It covers theory behind cultural behavior, but more importantly, it provides real-world insight into cultural dynamics. Moreover, it provides clear tactical advice for assessing your own company's cultural dynamics. It provides good, sound leadership advice in the context of cultural integration and change management.
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