Describing Organisational Culture: Structure, Strength, and Differentiation

Elizabeth Kummerow and Neil Kirby
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Elizabeth Kummerow: The University of Adelaide, Australia
Neil Kirby: The University of Adelaide, Australia

Chapter 3 in Organisational Culture:Concept, Context, and Measurement(In Two Volumes), 2013, pp 87-156 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThe following sections are included:Structural Properties of Organisational CultureOrganisational cultures as distinctive or composed of universal categoriesSchein’s typology of basic beliefs and assumptionsBate’s typology of cultural orientationsHarrison’s typology of organisation ideologiesConcluding commentsThe Strength of Organisational CultureAn important but problematic conceptSchein’s treatment of cultural strengthPayne’s three-dimensional modelOther indicators of cultural strengthTowards assessing the strength of organisational cultureOrganisational and Occupational SubculturesA single unified culture or numerous subcultures?Conditions for the development of subculturesOrganisation-specific versus occupational subculturesMembership of a single subculture or multiple subcultures?The relationship between an organisation’s subcultures and its overall cultureCan there be subcultures only?Management awareness of subculturesConclusions

Keywords: Organisational Culture; Origins; Historical Development; Popularisation; Measurement; Context; Attributions; Climate; Social Representations; Change; Field Research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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