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100 1 $aAlvesson, Mats,$d1956-
245 10 $aCultural perspectives on organizations /$cMats Alvesson.
260 $aNew York, NY, USA :$bCambridge University Press,$c1993.
300 $aix, 137 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 122-132) and index.
505 0 $aBackground to the current interest in organizational culture. Objectives -- 1. Culture as Metaphor and Metaphors for Culture. The metaphor concept. Metaphors -- some problems. Culture as critical variable versus culture as root metaphor. Metaphors for culture -- 2. The Culture-Performance Link. The dominance of instrumental values. Theoretical approaches to the culture-performance link. Empirical studies. The problems of culture as cause. Beyond the technical cognitive interest -- 3. An Emancipatory Approach to Organizational Culture: Counteracting Parochialism. Western managerial culture is often taken for granted. Eye-opening studies. Methodological suggestions -- 4. A Case for a Shift of Focus in Cultural Studies. The appeal of 'pure' symbolism. Taking work into account.
505 8 $aNew directions -- 5. Sources of Organizational Culture. Conceptualizations of culture in terms of level. The (re)production of culture. The role of strong figures in culture creation and reproduction. The interplay of research perspectives -- 6. Cultural Homogeneity and Heterogeneity in a University Department. Cultural characteristics of the department. A ceremony. The department as one culture. Beyond organizational culture. Organizational culture and social fields -- 7. Beyond Ambiguity. On ambiguity. Ambiguity as construction. Cultural traffic and cultural configurations. Prospects.
583 1 $aLegacy$c2017$5UoY
520 $aToo often, studies of organizational culture are conceived from a management perspective, and deal largely with problems of leadership. This wide-ranging book offers, in contrast, a sophisticated overview of the various issues which a theory of organizational culture must address.
650 0 $aCorporate culture.
650 0 $aCulture.
650 0 $aOrganizational behavior.
650 6 $aCulture d'entreprise.
650 6 $aCulture.
650 6 $aComportement organisationnel.
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650 7 $aCulture.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00885059
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650 17 $aOrganisatiecultuur.$2gtt
653 0 $aOrganisational behaviour
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