>Ragner Johansen writes in "Org. culture LO13739":
>
>>I have allways percieved culture as the "fuzziest" concept in organization
>>theory. Definitions I have seen varies from theatrical/ritual to
>>historical/traditional to sociological/norms-values. To me it constitutes
>a mix where tacit knowledge, informal processes, artifacts and
>suboptimization are key properties, reflecting underlying norms/values
>or simply habits.
etc....
Thanks for your contribution, Ragner. This is most useful. I
particularly like the concept of a vision statement as the "attempted
culture" as distinct from the "working culture."
Dave
--David E. Birren Organizational Consultant, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Ph: 608-267-2442, Fax: 608-267-3579 <birred@mail01.dnr.state.wi.us>
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