Handbook of Research Methods for Organisational Culture 1st Edition

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• ISBN 10: 1788976266
• ISBN 13:9781788976268
• Author: Cameron Newton, Ruth Knight

This innovative Handbook explores the complexity of cultural, conceptual and definitional issues surrounding research into organisational culture, outlining the varied frameworks and theories that underpin the field.
International contributors present a broad range of qualitative and quantitative research methods that can be used in organisational culture measurement. They explore topics of special contemporary interest, such as high performance cultures, corporate entrepreneurship, organisational culture in nonprofits and safety culture, unpacking the textured relationships between leadership style, organisational culture and organisational outcomes. Highlighting key implications for organisational values and ethical climate, the Handbook provides practical guidance on how to move from culture assessment to action and improvement.
Offering a critical outline for measurement approaches and tools, this Handbook is crucial reading for researchers and students of organisation studies, particularly those focusing on culture and leadership of organisations. It also provides practical insights for business consultants and senior management teams, proposing methods and frameworks for developing positive organisational cultures to improve the productivity, performance and quality of businesses.

Table contents:

1. Introduction to the Handbook of Research Methods for Organisational Culture

PART I CONCEPTUAL ISSUES RELATING TO ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE

2. Organisational culture: definitions, distinctions and functions

3. Leadership and organizational culture

4. Fit and congruence with organisational culture: definitions and measurement issues

5. Multilevel issues in organizations and culture: a review of theoretical and methodological innova

PART II QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE APPROACHES

6. Values-based methods for measuring organizational culture: logic, evidence and critique

7. Measuring organizational culture: converging on definitions and approaches to advance the paradig

8. Methodological alignment in qualitative research of organisational culture

9. Mixed methods research approaches to measuring organisational culture

PART III SPECIAL TO PICS OF ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE MEASUREMENT

10. Culture change: measurement approaches and challenges

11. High-performance cultures: a framework for navigating definition and measurement challenges

12. Measuring culture of innovation: from assessment to action

13. Corporate entrepreneurship culture

14. Measuring and developing an ethical organizational climate

15. Measuring nonprofit organisational culture: key issues and insights

16. Leadership capabilities: the influence of organizational purpose and culture in the nonprofit se

17. Deciphering “bad” organizational cultures

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