The Survival of Unique Corporate Cultures

Gil Epstein and Renana Lindner Pomerantz ()
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Renana Lindner Pomerantz: Bar-Ilan University

No 9873, IZA Discussion Papers from IZA Network @ LISER

Abstract: In this paper we identify two situations that can lead a firm to hire an executive who supports a corporate culture that differs from the firm's current culture. In the first case, there is similarity between the firm's culture and that of the candidate and in the second case, executives who support the firm's culture constitute a minority of available candidates. In both cases the firm prefers to hire an available candidate, rather than risk a prolonged vacancy. We show how these scenarios can lead to the eradication of unique cultures and to the perpetuation of more common cultures.

Keywords: corporate culture; organizations; minority (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D21 D23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22 pages
Date: 2016-04
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Journal Article: The Survival of Unique Corporate Cultures (2017)
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