Inside Organizational Culture

Inside Organizational Culture: Theory and Practice is a foundational resource designed for undergraduate and MBA students, as well as organizational leaders seeking a clear, comprehensive understanding of how culture shapes today's organizations. Drawing on extensive research and deep expertise, the book explores how culture operates inside organizations—how it is defined, modelled, measured, and managed. The book offers an in-depth examination of the leading definitions, conceptual frameworks and analytical models used by scholars and practitioners to understand organizational culture. It also breaks down the key dimensions through which culture is expressed and perceived, such as communication, power structures, decision-making norms and rituals. Beyond the theoretical foundation, Inside Organizational Culture provides a rigorous introduction to the internal and external determinants that shape culture—from leadership and strategy to social norms and national context. With a strong emphasis on management practice, it guides organizational leaders on how to recognize cultural dynamics, implement culture-shaping interventions and align culture with ethical values and strategic objectives. In addition to the book's appeal for adoption in courses for advanced business students, the features included in the book are also suitable for corporate training and executive education programs.

Alan S. Gutterman is the founder and principal of Gutterman Law & Business, a leading provider of timely and practical legal and business advice for legal and financial professionals, executives, entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers. For decades, Alan has been one of the top-selling individual authors in the global legal publishing marketplace. In addition, drawing from over four decades of experience in counseling small and large businesses and other organizations and serving in senior management positions with several technology-based businesses, he has authored or edited an extensive portfolio of published works spanning organizations, management, leadership, entrepreneurship, business law and transactions, international business, sustainability, impact investment, business and human rights, corporate social responsibility, ageism and ableism.

Preface (p. ix)
Chapter 1 What Is Organizational Culture and Why It Matters (p. 1)
Chapter 2 Building Blocks: Defining and Modeling Organizational Culture (p. 21)
Chapter 3 What Shapes Culture? Key Influences in Organizations (p. 45)
Chapter 4 Dissecting Culture: Key Dimensions and Their Effects (p. 85)
Chapter 5 Typologies and Taxonomies: Classifying Culture (p. 109)
Chapter 6 Steering the Ship: Strategies for Culture Management and Change (p. 147)
Chapter 7 Assessing and Changing Organizational Culture (p. 177)
About the Author (p. 201)
Index (p. 203)