Culture: Yes; Organization; No!

Abstract

Culture is defined as content that is characteristic of and/or peculiar to a group. Current interest in the cultures in and of organizations has focused on the content, and overlooked the boundaries of those contents; that is, the group to which the content is peculiar. This paper offers illustrations of the hazards of overlooking the boundaries of workplace cultures. It outlines what is entailed in taking seriously issues of boundary, as well as content of culture in work settings. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA134764

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  • M. R. Louis

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  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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  • Anthropology
  • Boundaries
  • Classification
  • Contracts
  • Employment
  • Engineers
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Geiger Counters
  • Geographic Regions
  • Homogeneity
  • Language
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  • Military Research
  • Personnel Management
  • Systems Engineering

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  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
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