Management Today Book Series

The Power of Culture

The Power of Culture presents an overview of the concept of organisational culture, its management and leadership implications, and its practical application.

It explores the skills managers need to assess, comprehend, integrate and manage culture to turn the soft, people stuff into a competitive advantage.

With chapters by eight management thinkers and practitioners from around Australia, the subject is approached from a variety of angles and perspectives. The theme underpinning all chapters however, is the crucial role of the manager in leading and shaping the culture of the organisation.

Book Contents

• Preface
• 1. The power of culture: Using the soft stuff for business advantage
  Carolyn Taylor
• 2. Cultural change agent: Leading transformational change
  Terry Lee
• 3. Unwritten ground rules: The way we really do things around here
  Steve Simpson
• 4. Healthy organisations: Managing the emotional aspects of workplace culture
  Neal Ashkanasy & Marie Dasborough
• 5. Cultural motivation: Unlocking the secrets of the volunteer organisation
  Peter Saul
• 6. The last laugh: Using humour to drive culture
  Vivienne Anthon
• 7. Organisations behaving badly: The pathology of groups
  Leon Gettler
• 8. When the conductor leaves: Handing on the cultural baton
  Anne Riches
• Index

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