The Corporate Culture Survival Guide

by Edgar H. Schein

The father of the corporate culture field and pioneer in organizational psychology on today's changing corporate culture This is the definitive guide to corporate culture for practitioners. Recognized expert Edgar H. Schein explains what culture is and why it's important, how to evaluate your organization's culture, and how to improve it, using straightforward, practical tools based on decades of research and real-world case studies. This new edition reflects the massive changes in the business world over the past ten years, exploring the influence of globalization, new technology, and mergers on culture and organization change. New case examples help illustrate the principals at work and bring focus to emerging issues in international, nonprofit, and government organizations as well as business. Organized around the questions that change agents most often ask, this new edition of the classic book will help anyone from line managers to CEOs assess their culture and make it more effective.

Genres: Business, Leadership, Nonfiction, Cultural, Management, Psychology, Buisness

240 pages, Hardcover

Published August 17, 2009

About the author

Edgar Henry Schein is the Society of Sloan Fellows Professor of Management Emeritus and a Professor Emeritus at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Schein investigates organizational culture, process consultation, research process, career dynamics, and organization learning and change. In Career Anchors, third edition (Wiley, 2006), he shows how individuals can diagnose their own career needs and how managers can diagnose the future of jobs. His research on culture shows how national, organizational, and occupational cultures influence organizational performance (Organizational Culture and Leadership, fourth edition, 2010). In Process Consultation Revisited (1999) and Helping (2009), he analyzes how consultants work on problems in human systems and the dynamics of the helping process. Schein has written two cultural case studies—“Strategic Pragmatism: The Culture of Singapore’s Economic Development Board” (MIT Press, 1996) and “DEC is Dead; Long Live DEC” (Berett-Kohler, 2003). His Corporate Culture Survival Guide, second edition (Jossey-Bass, 2009) tells managers how to deal with culture issues in their organizations.

Schein holds a BPhil from the University of Chicago, a BA and an MA in social psychology from Stanford University, and a PhD in social psychology from Harvard University.

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Reviews

[Vas Giatilis · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good comprehensive guide for corporate culture in its entirety. What I miss though is tools and techniques to detect and identify emerging weak culture characteristics as an external observer. At least at an approximate level.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

"If you want to change some element of your culture, you must recognize that you are tackling some of the most stable parts of your organization." p.35

[Chet Brandon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Edgar Schein is THE authority on culture. Unless you have carefully read and applied his books you are only guessing about what culture is an how it is influenced. The Corporate Culture Survival Guide distills all Dr. Schein has learned in decades of culture work and packages it for used by leaders looking to use culture as a tool of change. it does take some effort to fully comprehend his the deep meaning of his concepts in the book. Still, this is a must read for leaders.

[Todd · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great overview of what culture is, how to understand it, and how to guide or change it over time. Leaders of organizations can gain a lot from this book in an effort to create the best outcomes for everyone involved.

[Arne · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's ok.

[Michael Belcher · Rating 4 out of 5]

Concise discussion of organizational culture and change by the esteemed scholar of both - Edgar Schein.

[Ryan Nelson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Couldn’t finish the book. I read over half and really enjoyed the beginning. Then it turned from an analysis into a textbook

[Roman Kurys · Rating 3 out of 5]

Taking a break from my usual reads and investing into my own professional development with this book. One needs a break from all the fantasy worlds at one point or another, right?

All in all, if you work in a corporation or attempting to start your own venture into the world of business this is a very solid foundation.

This book focuses on culture of an organization and its differences between young and established corporations. It speaks about what it is and how to be a catalyst of change without alienating your entire workforce so that your business can continue to thrive in always changing marketplace.

If you are not an entrepreneur or work for a corporation, safe to say: move along. Nothing to see here.

If you are: definitely a good, solid read.

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[Gernot · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ich durfe selber zwei Unternehmens M&A (Aufkaufen oder Aufkaufen) mitmachen. Leider hatte - so musste man jedenfalls annehmen - niemand vorher dieses Buch gelesen.

Was ich bestätigen kann: Einfach ist es nicht und man sollte tatsächlich alle Annahmen insbesondere - die in der anderen Firma denken genau so wie wir - in Frage stellen.

Also_ Gute Lektüre für Übernehmer und Übernommene.

[James Cooper · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thought the book gave some very practical advice and suggestions. This book is great when discussing companies and other profit-organizations. There are many good things to take out of this book for nonprofit organizations, however if you are looking to change your organization in a church or other nonprofit organization, maybe another book would be better.

[John MacIntyre · Rating 3 out of 5]

This isn't as much of a review, as a comment / advice to future readers who are considering this in audiobook format. I listened to the audiobook, but there was quite a bit to it and in retrospect, I think I should have gotten the ebook instead so I could take notes while reading. I'm going to need to re-listen to get the full value.

[Vovka · Rating 4 out of 5]

Schein is the world's top expert on corporate culture. Not just in terms of how he thinks about it, but in terms of his experience helping clients work through culture change and culture diagnosis. This is a short book containing practical advice on how to assess culture specifically for the purpose of fixing a problem or capturing an opportunity.

[Rod Willis · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fresh take on culture from someone that's been exploring it for several decades

The two authors helpfully establish the argument that in today's world. It's not just about the individual or the organisation. It's more about groups and how they work inwardly and with other groups. It's this interaction that the organisation's value is established.

[Brian W · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is a good book on understanding the complexities of organizational culture. Essential definitions provide concepts and examples of uncovering and understanding those complexities to bring about change.

[Nines · Rating 3 out of 5]

well.. it's one of book i currently read for my thesis.. :(

[Alvin · Rating 3 out of 5]

My sense is that this book will be better read and understood by readers who have been in the OD business for a while.

[Peter Morville · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best book I've read about organizational culture. Excellent!

[Renee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good ideas on how to navigate the corporate waters

[Captain063 · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book deciphers many doubts about organizations struggles throughout any transformative change. One of the valuable book ever in the field of leadership and management.

[Pulkit · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Mills College Library]

658.406 S319 2009

[Andy]

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