What is organizational culture? Why does it matter? This book
demonstrates that conventional wisdom on this fundamental business topic
has surpassed its usefulness. The author wants neither to praise
scholarship on culture nor to bury it - rather he wants to build
something fit for purpose by reflecting on the power of stories and
storytelling.
Rethinking Organizational Culture argues that that the entrenched models
of organizational culture wrench thinking, feeling, and action from a
context that intuition warns us are complex and problematic. Arguing
that novels and novelists offer an opportunity to redeem 'organizational
culture', the text invites readers to recognise that stories of
organization offer connections with organizational profanity, organized
polyphony, and the organizationally prosaic.
A stimulating and provocative read, this book will be welcomed by
students, scholars, and reflective practitioners across the business
field.