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1 online resource (257 pages) |
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text file |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I -- Cultural Analysis Planning; Chapter 1 -- Introduction: Setting the Stage; Chapter 2 -- The Significance of the Stage; Part II -- Cultural Analysis Basics; Chapter 3 -- Step One: Understanding the Concept of Culture: Constructing the Set; Chapter 4 -- Step Two-Identifying Cultural Elements: Understanding Roles; Part III -- Cultural Data Collection and Interpretation; An Introduction to Step Three: Use Multiple Methods for Gathering Cultural Information-Method Acting; Chapter 5 -- Step Three: Method Acting: Textual Analysis. |
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Chapter 6 -- Method Acting: ObservationChapter 7 -- Method Acting: Interviews and Surveys; Chapter 8 -- Step Four-Synthesizing and Interpreting Cultural Data: Getting Inside the Character; Part IV -- Cultural Analysis Application; An Introduction to Step Five: Identifying Applications for Cultural Analysis; Chapter 9 -- Step Five-Casting Against Type: Diversity; Chapter 10 -- Improvisation: Managing Change; Chapter 11 -- An Honest Portrayal: Ethics; Chapter 12 -- The Director's Chair: Symbolic Leadership; Chapter 13 -- Reading Reviews: Organizational Effectiveness. |
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Chapter 14 -- Opening Night: ConclusionReferences; Index; About the Authors. |
| Summary |
This book is a practical guide to "reading" the culture of organizations and to understanding the implications of culture for organizational effectiveness. Beginning with an explanation of the theories of organizational culture, the book provides guidance on collecting information, leading students through qualitative research methods of observation, interviewing, and analyzing written texts. Students come away equipped to apply cultural insights to fostering diversity, supporting organizational change, making leadership more dynamic, understanding the link between ethics and culture, and achi. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Organizational behavior.
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Organizational behavior. |
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Social Psychology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Brenton, Angela Laird.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Driskill, Gerald W. Organizational Culture in Action : A Cultural Analysis Workbook. Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, ©2010 9781412981088 |
| ISBN |
9781452237930 |
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145223793X |
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9781452223995 (electronic book) |
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1452223998 (electronic book) |
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9781412981088 |
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1412981085 |
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