Organizational Culture Vol. - 1

Part One: Anthropological Roots and Inspirations

1. Thick Description: Toward an Interpretive Theory of Culture Clifford Geertz
2. Theories of Culture Revisited Roger Keesing
3. Theory in Anthropology since the Sixties Sherry Ortner
4. Culture in Action: Symbols and Strategies Ann Swidler


Part Two: Societal Culture
5. Introduction to The Triumph of Emptiness: Zero-Sum Games, Grandiosity, and Illusion Tricks Geert Hofstede M. Alvesson
6. Motivation, Leadership and Organization: Do American Theories Apply Abroad?
7. Hofstede’s Model of National Cultural Differences and Their Consequences: A Triumph of Faith – A Failure of Analysis Brendan McSweeney
8. Institutionalized Organizations: Formal Structure as Myth and Ceremony John Meyer and Brian Rowan

Part Three: Basic Perspectives
9. Culture as a Metaphor and Metaphors for Culture Mats Alvesson
10. Negations and Ambiguities in the Cultures of Organization Allen Batteau
11. Kathleen Gregory
12. Native-View Paradigms: Multiple Cultures and Culture Conflicts in Organizations
13. Cultural Change: An Integration of Three Different Views Debra Meyerson and Joanne Martin
14. The Concept of Organizational Culture: Why Bother? Edgar Schein
15. Concepts of Culture and Organizational Analysis Linda Smircich