Organizational Culture in Action: A Cultural Analysis Workbook

CULTURAL ANALYSIS PLANNING Setting the Stage Applying the Drama Metaphor Determining Your Purposes for a Cultural Analysis Identifying an Organization Method Acting and Getting Real The Significance of the Stage Creativity and Constraint The Value of a Cultural Analysis The Value of a Culture Analysis CULTURAL ANALYSIS BASICS Understanding the Concept of Culture: Constructing the Set How Do You Define Culture? Playing With Metaphors Writing a Cultural Analysis Proposal Identifying Cultural Elements: Understanding Roles Exploring Websites Getting More From Our Stories A Game of Metaphors CULTURAL DATA COLLECTION AND INTERPRETATION Method Acting: Textual Analysis Selecting Texts for Analysis Content Analysis Critical Linguistic Analysis Method Acting: Observation A Potpourri of Things to Observe in Cultural Analysis Alien Culture Observation Note-Taking Guidelines Method Acting: Interviews and Surveys Sample Interview Questions for "Reading" a Culture Rehearsal Alien Culture Interviews/Surveys Synthesizing and Interpreting Cultural Data: Getting Inside the Character Finding a Theme A Practice Stage Reliability/Validity Check Cultural Analysis Write-Up Guides CULTURAL ANALYSIS APPLICATION Casting Against Type: Diversity Are You a Privileged Member of Your Organizational Culture? Diversity Survey Improvisation: Managing Change Forces Driving Change Adapting Change Messages to the Culture A Change Plan Change Case An Honest Portrayal: Ethics Ethical Heroes Applying the Economizing Value Tension Applying the Power Distancing Value Tension Applying the Ecologizing Value Tension Other Value Tensions Ethics and Communication Leadership Method Acting: Interviews and Surveys Sample Interview Questions for "Reading" a Culture Alien Culture Interviews/Surveys Step Four: Synthesizing and Interpreting Cultural Data: Getting Inside the Character Finding a Theme A Practice Stage Reliability/Validity Check Cultural Analysis Write-Up Guides CULTURAL ANALYSIS APPLICATION Casting Against Type: Diversity Are You a Privileged Member of Your Organizational Culture? Diversity Survey Improvisation: Managing Change Forces Driving Change Adapting Change Messages to the Culture A Change Plan A Change Case An Honest Portrayal: Ethics Ethical Heroes Applying the Economizing Value Tension Applying the Power Distancing Value Tension Applying the Ecologizing Value Tension Other Value Tensions Ethics and Communication Leadership The Director's Chair: Symbolic Leadership Assessing Yourself as a Leader Case Study of Cultural Leadership Reading Reviews: Organizational Effectiveness How Do You Measure Effectiveness? Finding the Drawbacks of the Best Fit Gauging Effectiveness Opening Night: Conclusion Action Plan for Professional Communication Development Organizational Development Action Plan Example Student Analysis Identifying Six Types of Rites/Rituals Assess the Multiculturism of Your Organization Identifying Leader Reframing Practices