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
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| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168020387383 | 658.4063 H796A 2005 | 1 |