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Studying Organizational Cultures Through Rites and Ceremonials
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In this paper, a typology of rites and ceremonials is presented and the implications of cultural studies for research and practice are discussed. But the focus of these typologies often focuses on discrete cultural forms and fails to place phenomena studied within an overarching conception of culture.Abstract:
Studies of organizational culture often focus on discrete cultural forms and fail to place phenomena studied within an overarching conception of culture. Overlap and confusion in terminology occur across studies. To alleviate these problems, this paper offers distinguishing definitions and advocates studying rites and ceremonials, which consolidate multiple cultural forms. The paper also presents, illustrates, and discusses a typology of rites and ceremonials and examines the implications of cultural studies for research and practice.read more
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People and organizational culture: a profile comparison approach to assessing person-organization fit
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A Multiple-Layer Model of Market-Oriented Organizational Culture: Measurement Issues and Performance Outcomes
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A social information processing approach to job attitudes and task design.
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