Organizational Climate And Culture
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
What separates a thriving organization from a stagnant one? The answer, as this landmark anthology argues, lies not in strategy or structure alone, but in the invisible forces of climate and culture that shape every interaction within a workplace. Edited by the distinguished organizational psychologist Benjamin Schneider, Organizational Climate and Culture brings together a formidable collection of essays from leading scholars, presenting a rigorous and multifaceted examination of how shared perceptions, values, and norms define the character of organizations — and ultimately determine their success or failure. Published in 1990 by Jossey-Bass, this volume arrived at a pivotal moment in management thinking, when researchers were beginning to reconcile the quantitative study of organizational climate with the richer, more interpretive tradition of cultural analysis. Schneider and his contributors skillfully bridge these two traditions, illustrating how the psychological atmosphere employees perceive and the deep-seated cultural assumptions they hold are not competing frameworks but complementary lenses. Drawing on decades of empirical research and theoretical innovation, the work remains an essential touchstone for scholars, practitioners, and leaders who seek to understand the hidden architecture of organizational life — and to ask whether culture can truly be managed, or whether it manages us.
Author: Benjamin Schneider
Format: Hardback
Published: 1990, Jossey-Bass Publishers
Genre: Business & economics
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
What separates a thriving organization from a stagnant one? The answer, as this landmark anthology argues, lies not in strategy or structure alone, but in the invisible forces of climate and culture that shape every interaction within a workplace. Edited by the distinguished organizational psychologist Benjamin Schneider, Organizational Climate and Culture brings together a formidable collection of essays from leading scholars, presenting a rigorous and multifaceted examination of how shared perceptions, values, and norms define the character of organizations — and ultimately determine their success or failure. Published in 1990 by Jossey-Bass, this volume arrived at a pivotal moment in management thinking, when researchers were beginning to reconcile the quantitative study of organizational climate with the richer, more interpretive tradition of cultural analysis. Schneider and his contributors skillfully bridge these two traditions, illustrating how the psychological atmosphere employees perceive and the deep-seated cultural assumptions they hold are not competing frameworks but complementary lenses. Drawing on decades of empirical research and theoretical innovation, the work remains an essential touchstone for scholars, practitioners, and leaders who seek to understand the hidden architecture of organizational life — and to ask whether culture can truly be managed, or whether it manages us.