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Author Driskill, Gerald W. C

Title Organizational Culture in Action : a Cultural Analysis Workbook
Edition 3rd ed
Published Milton : Routledge, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (283 pages)
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface to the Third Edition; Acknowledgments; PART I: Cultural Analysis Planning; 1. Introduction: Setting the Stage; Cradle to Grave; FAQs on Cultural Analysis; Connections: Reflection; Summary; Discussion Questions; References; 2. The Significance of the Stage: The Value of Cultural Analysis; Step One: Articulate the Value of a Cultural Analysis; The Tales We Could Tell; Any Hope of Change?; A Bit of History; Theory as Seeing; Connections: Benefits of Studying Organizational Culture; Cultural Analysis in Action
Interactive Cultural Enacted ElementsContext Enacted Elements; Connections: What About Ambiguity?; Summary; Discussion Questions; References; PART III: Cultural Data Collection and Interpretation; 5. Method Acting: Textual Analysis; Step Three: Use a Variety of Methods to Collect Cultural Data; Textual Analysis; Summary; Discussion Questions; References; 6. Method Acting: Observation; Step Three: Use Multiple Data Collection Methods to Understand the Elements of Culture; Observation; Selecting a Method of Observation; Conducting Observations; Connections: Getting More from Rites and Rituals
Principle 6: Consider the Advantages of Interviewing with a PartnerPrinciple 7: Consider Focus Group Interviewing; Special Considerations of Interviewing as an Insider or Outsider; Connections: Linking Observation with Interviews; Qualitative Surveys; Quantitative Surveys; Summary; Step Three Review: Using Multiple Methods to Collect Cultural Data; Discussion Questions; References; 8. Getting Inside the Character: Interpretation; Step Four: 5-Interpret Constitutive Processes; A Time to Interpret; Not a Video Recording; Drafting Your Report: Writing to Connect; Summary; Discussion Questions
Summary Discussion Questions; References; PART II: Cultural Analysis Basics; 3. Constructing the Set: The Concept of Culture; Step Two: Understanding the Concept of Culture; Good News, Bad News; The Concept of Culture; Connections: Definitions, Levels, and Metaphors; Connection: Writing a Cultural Analysis Proposal; Summary; Discussion Questions; References; 4. Understanding Roles: Cultural Elements; Step Three: Identify Cultural Elements; The Making of a Legend?; Understanding Enacted Elements of Culture; Major Elements of Culture; Symbolic Enacted Elements; Role Enacted Elements
Discussion Questions; References; 7. Method Acting: Interviews and Surveys; Step Three: Use Multiple Data Collection Methods to Understand the Elements of Culture; Principle 1: Rapport with the Interviewee Is Critical to Gaining Candid and Valid Information; Principle 2: Select the Appropriate Wording for Your Questions; Principle 3: Use Probes or Follow-Up Questions to Get the Richest and Most Useful Cultural Data; Principle 4: Avoid Common Interviewing Errors; Principle 5: Consider the Implications of the Way You Record the Interview
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Subject Organizational behavior.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Workplace Culture.
Organizational behavior
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780429764097
042976409X
9780429764080
0429764081
9780429764073
0429764073
9780429427473
0429427476