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• "Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail" by John P. Kotter

  The author begins the article citing his experience with over 100 companies attempting to remake themselves, from General Motors to Bristol-Meyers Squibb. Successful change within these companies has ranged from very successful to total failure. Because... Posted Feb 13 2009, 08:26 AM by Joshua Stengel with | with no comments Filed under: Organizational culture, Change, Leadership, Transformation, Process, Stages of Change

• What Do We Know About Developing and Sustaining a Culture of Innovation

  This article gives a brief overview of organizational culture including its definition, various models, and both qualitative and quantitative methods of studying an organization’s culture. The author begins by discussing culture in general and sites Hofstede... Posted Jan 23 2009, 09:05 AM by Joshua Stengel with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Organizational culture, Transfer of innovation, Change, Performance, Assessment, Evolution/History, Organizational behavior, Structure, Leadership, Tool, Organizational Tools

• Building Culture Strategically: A Team Approach for Corrections

  The guide, developed under the Strategic Planning, Management and Response project, encompassed six tasks: 1) identify/develop a strategic planning model/process useful to facilities; 2) & 3) develop a strategic management model/methodology and strategic... Posted Jan 22 2009, 09:18 AM by Joshua Stengel with | with no comments Filed under: Organizational culture, Change, Structure, Leadership

• "Organizational Culture and Leadership" by E. Schein

  This book is a thorough and thoughtful treatise that provides a functional/structural explanation of organizational culture. Schein draws upon his broad as well as deep understanding and experience with organizational culture change. He also lays out... Posted Feb 12 2008, 03:53 PM by Donna Cooper with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Organizational culture, Leadership

• "Fostering a Performance-Driven Culture in the Public Sector" by Risher

  The role of culture in organizations and hands-on management practices that support performance as a cultural priority within the public and private sectors are the focus of this author. [Risher, H. (2007). Fostering a Performance-Driven Culture in the... Posted Feb 06 2008, 03:20 PM by Donna Cooper with | with no comments Filed under: Organizational culture, Performance, Leadership