Aligning organizational subcultures for competitive advantage : a strategic change approach
by
 
Hopkins, Willie Edward.

Title
Aligning organizational subcultures for competitive advantage : a strategic change approach

Author
Hopkins, Willie Edward.

ISBN
9780465030934

Personal Author
Hopkins, Willie Edward.

Publication Information
New York : Basic Books, 2005.

Physical Description
226 p. ; 23 cm.

Series
New perspectives in organizational learning, performance, and change

Series Title
New perspectives in organizational learning, performance, and change

Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. What is corporate culture? -- 3. Corporate culture and performance -- 4. Occupational subcultures -- 5. Ethnic and racial subcultures -- 6. Gender and generational subcultures -- 7. Diagnosing corporate culture alignment -- 8. Assessing strategic vision -- 9. Confirming corporate values -- 10. Communicating vision and values -- 11. Building commitment to vision and values -- 12. Maintaining subculture alignment.

Abstract
"Aligning Organizational Subcultures for Competitive Advantage takes a hard look at the subcultures within modern corporations, and demonstrates how reconciling differences among them produces a corporate culture that gives organizations a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Both a practical guide for managers and a valuable supplement for training in academic and organizational settings, this book focuses on the inner workings of organizational subcultures that can be aligned for purposes of achieving a mutually supportive corporate system." "Aligning Organizational Subcultures for Competitive Advantage brings together current research and examples of direct applications and provides a wealth of practical advice for the manager who seeks a clear, workable understanding of this important topic."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term
Corporate culture.
 
Organizational behavior.
 
Organizational change.
 
Strategic planning.
 
Organizational effectiveness.

Added Author
Hopkins, Shirley A.
 
Mallette, Paul.

Electronic Access
Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0512/2005013785.html


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