The power of culture

Driving today's organisation

Australian Institute Management - Collection Management today series

246 pages, parution le 26/05/2004

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Résumé

The Power of Cultureis the fifth book in the Management Today Series. It provides managers with the means to harness the power of culture to drive strategy.

The Power of Culture presents an overview of the concept of organisational culture, its management and leadership implications, and its practical application. It explores the skills managers need to assess, comprehend, integrate and manage culture how to turn the soft, people stuff into a competitive advantage.

With chapters by eight management thinkers and practitioners from around Australia, the subject is approached from a variety of angles and perspectives. The theme underpinning all chapters however, is the crucial role of the manager in leading and shaping the culture of the organisation. Chapter headings include measuring the immeasurable: defining and measuring culture; The power of culture: using the soft stuff to drive the bottom-line; power, politics and people: cultural survival tactics; culture shock: mergers, acquisitions and integration; When the conductor leaves: handing over the cultural baton.

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The Power of culture: turning the soft stuff into business advantage (Carolyn Taylor)
Cultural change agent: leading transformational change (Terry Lee)
Unwritten ground rules: the way we really do things around here (Steve Simpson)
Building healthy organisations: managing the emotional aspects of workplace culture (Neil Ashkanasy) and Marie Dasborough
Cultural motivation: unlocking the secrets of the volunteer organisation (Peter Saul)
The last laugh: using humour to drive culture (Vivienne Anthon)
Organisations behaving badly: the pathology of groups (Leon Gettler)
When the conductor leaves: handing on the cultural baton (Anne Riches)
Cultural motivation: unlocking the secrets of the volunteer organisation (Peter Saul)
The last laugh: using humour to drive culture (Vivienne Anthon)
Organisations behaving badly: the pathology of groups (Leon Gettler)
When the conductor leaves: handing on the cultural baton (Anne Riches)

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Mc Graw Hill
Auteur(s)	Australian Institute Management
Collection	Management today series
Parution	26/05/2004
Nb. de pages	246
Format	14 x 21
Couverture	Broché
Poids	332g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780074713815
ISBN13	978-0-074-71381-5