Leading Organizations Through Transition : Communication and Cultural Change

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ISBN: 9780761920960 | 076192096X
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 11/30/1999

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This book addresses the role of communication in cultural change efforts within organizations, especially during periods of transition, mergers, technological innovations and globalization.

Introduction

Leadership and Cultural Management

What This Book Does

Overview of the Chapters

xii

Acknowledgments

Managing Hearts, Minds, and Souls

(28)

Managing Culture as a Part of the Overall Strategic Plan

(3)

Historical Roots of the Cultural Approach

(2)

Basic Elements of Corporate Culture

(4)

Cultural Sites and Levels

(2)

Culture in the Contemporary Workplace

(4)

Character and Strength of Culture

(3)

Culture and Fundamental Assumptions

(8)

Assessing and Changing Organizational Culture

(20)

Reasons for Initiating Cultural Change

(4)

Evaluating a Particular Culture

(3)

Leading the Cultural Change

(4)

The Change Process

(7)

Vision and Cultural Development

(18)

Building a Vision

(1)

Why a Long-Term Vision?

(6)

Adapting to Change

(1)

Building Identification

(2)

Developing and Implementing a Vision

(7)

Guiding Interpretations and the Art of Framing

(25)

The Centrality of Interpretations

(3)

Why Framing?

(1)

The Relation of Framing to Visioning and Culture Change

(1)

The Social Construction of Interpretive Frames

(2)

Discursive Instruments for Framing

(10)

The Dangers of Framing

(2)

Recognizing Framing Opportunities

(5)

Employee Participation and Cultural Change

(24)

Employee Participation and Cultural Change

(6)

Questions Regarding Empowerment

100

(6)

Methods of Participation in Change

106

(2)

Developing Principles of Dialogue

108

(8)

The Ethics of Cultural Control and Organizational Change

116

(27)

The Need for Ethical Considerations

118

(2)

Cultural Elements Conducive to Unethical Behavior

120

(6)

Ethical Considerations of Cultural Control

126

(4)

Creating an Ethics Program

130

(3)

``Walking the Talk''

133

(5)

Ethical Considerations of Cultural Change

138

(5)

Culture and Technological Change

143

(17)

How Are Technology and Culture Related?

145

(1)

What Counts as Information?

146

(2)

Identifying Goals of Technological Change

148

(1)

Assessing the Potential Impact of Technological Change on Culture

149

(5)

The Influence of Cultural Identification on Adaptability

154

(2)

Assessing the Usefulness of Technological Change

156

(4)

Managing Culture Through Transition Periods

160

(23)

Organizational Transition and Culture Clash

162

(1)

The Passing of an Organizational Founder or Leader

162

(5)

Organizational Transition Owing to Economic, Personnel, and Market Changes

167

(4)

Mergers, Acquisitions, and Other Corporate Reorganizations

171

(12)

Managing Culture in Multinational Organizations

183

(13)

The Transnational Organization Today

185

(4)

Gauging Cultural Adaptivity

189

(7)

Putting a Change Process Together

196

(25)

Looking Back

198

(1)

Managing Culture

198

(1)

Leading and Managing

199

(1)

Writing Cases

200

(5)

Toward a Learning Organization

205

(2)

Putting What You Know Into Practice

207

(14)

Index

221

(10)

About the Authors

231

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Leading Organizations Through Transition : Communication and Cultural Change

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