The six levers for managing organizational culture

There is no one "right" set of basic assumptions for all organizations. The issue for senior management, then, is not choosing the "correct" basic assumption but identifying those that will promote the most successful organizational performance, and either maintaining them if the...

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Published inBusiness horizons Vol. 43; no. 5; pp. 19 - 28
Main Author Young, David W.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Greenwich Elsevier Inc 01.09.2000
Elsevier Advanced Technology Publications
Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects
Analysis
Business organization and administration
Corporate culture
Management
Management styles
Organizational behavior
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Summary:There is no one "right" set of basic assumptions for all organizations. The issue for senior management, then, is not choosing the "correct" basic assumption but identifying those that will promote the most successful organizational performance, and either maintaining them if they already exist or moving the form toward adopting them if they do not. To transform a culture at the level of basic assumptions requires addressing some of the fundamental ways the firm operates - the "cultural levers." Not only are these levers important tools for senior management to employ, but all 6 must be used consistently to mutually reinforce each other.
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ISSN:0007-6813
1873-6068
DOI:10.1016/S0007-6813(00)80005-1