Showing papers on "Organizational culture published in 1971"
TL;DR: In this article, an analysis of similarities and differences in the organization structure of multinational corporations based in the United States and four European countries is presented. But the analysis is limited to four countries.
Abstract: This paper is concerned with an analysis of similarities and differences in the organization structure of multinational corporations based in the United States and four European countries. The empi...
41 citations
01 Aug 1971
TL;DR: In the '70s, management education faces two devastating questions: what will be the predominant characteristics of the social, technological, economic, political, social, and social sciences as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Management education faces two devastating questions which seem increasingly important in the '70s: first, what will be the predominant characteristics of the social, technological, economic, polit...
13 citations
TL;DR: In this article, two hypotheses regarding the sources of success in management consulting are investigated using biographical data in a predictive design and the hypotheses deal with: (1) a total life pattern of succe...
Abstract: Two hypotheses regarding the sources of success in management consulting are investigated using biographical data in a predictive design. The hypotheses deal with: (1) a total life pattern of succe...
11 citations
01 Aug 1971
TL;DR: The definition and history of organization development is discussed in this paper, where a long-range effort to improve an organization's problem-solving and renewal processes is described. But the definition is not defined in detail.
Abstract: The article discusses the definition and history of organization development. Organization development is a long-range effort to improve an organization's problem-solving and renewal processes, par...
10 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe and analyze how the organizational character of an elementary school was altered through a deliberate program of bringing about change, focusing on changes in structure and process in the school as decisionmaking was shared with teachers.
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyze how the organizational character of an elementary school was altered through a deliberate program of bringing about change. The focus is on changes in structure and process in the school as decisionmaking was shared with teachers. The structure of school organizations typically follows that of formal organizations. It includes principles such as task specialization, chain of command, unity of direction, and span of control. The study of organizations has, until recently, focused on these elements and on the effects of relationships between the formal and the informal organization. Researchers have studied leader be-
5 citations
01 Feb 1971
3 citations
01 Aug 1971
TL;DR: In this article, the guiding principles of the development of organizational development (OD) are discussed. And they imply unique processes and values whose cumulative purpose is to induce profound change in the organization.
Abstract: The article focuses on the guiding principles of the development of organizational development (OD). OD implies unique processes and values whose cumulative purpose is to induce profound change in ...
1 citations
01 Aug 1971
TL;DR: Organizational development is described as an organizational learning process, as a method to bring about organizational culture change, and as a technology for improving organizational effectivene... as mentioned in this paper,.
Abstract: Organizational development is described as an organizational learning process, as a method to bring about organizational culture change, and as a technology for improving organizational effectivene...
1 citations