1. Buena es la cultura, pero no tanto.
- Author
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Piñango, Ramón
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CORPORATE culture , *MANAGEMENT styles , *BUSINESS planning , *INDUSTRIAL management , *EXECUTIVES' attitudes , *WORK environment , *BUSINESS enterprises - Abstract
The assumption that organizational culture should correspond to business strategy in order to ensure success is valid within limits. Sometimes a culture can be so “strong” as to stamp out dissent, which is essential for spurring innovation and organizational learning. To explore the strong culture trap, it helps bearing in mind that culture is, first of all, a system of shared meanings. A manager’s temptation is to run a puppet show, align the staff, and impose a “right” way of perceiving and understanding the organization and its setting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2008