Regarded as one of the most influential management books of all time, this fourth edition of Leadership and Organizational Culture transforms the abstract concept of culture into a tool that can be used to better shape the dynamics of organization and change. This updated edition focuses on today's business realities.

Preface to Fourth Edition ix The Author xv Part One: Organizational Culture and Leadership Defined 1. The Concept of Organizational Culture: Why Bother? 7 2. The Three Levels of Culture 23 3. Cultures in Organizations: Two Case Examples 35 4. Macrocultures, Subcultures, and Microcultures 55 Part Two: The Dimensions of Culture 5. Assumptions About External Adaptation Issues 73 6. Assumptions About Managing Internal Integration 93 7. Deeper Cultural Assumptions: What is Reality and Truth? 115 8. Deeper Cultural Assumptions: The Nature of Time and Space 125 9. Deeper Cultural Assumptions: Human Nature, Activity, and Relationships 143 10. Culture Typologies and Culture Surveys 157 11. Deciphering Organizational Cultures 177 Part Three: The Leadership Role in Building, Embedding, and Evolving Culture 12. How Culture Emerges in New Groups 197 13. How Founders/Leaders Create Organizational Cultures 219 14. How Leaders Embed and Transmit Culture 235 15. The Changing Role of Leadership in Organizational "Midlife" 259 16. What Leaders Need to Know About How Culture Changes 273 Part Four: How Leaders Can Manage Culture Change 17. A Conceptual Model for Managed Culture Change 299 18. Culture Assessment as Part of Managed Organizational Change 315 19. Illustrations of Organizational Culture Changes 329 Part Five: New Roles for Leaders and Leadership 20. The Learning Culture and the Learning Leader 365 21. Cultural Islands: Managing Multicultural Groups 385 References 401 Index 415 On-line Instructor's Guide is available at www.wiley.com/college/schein.