This innovative Handbook explores the complexity of cultural, conceptual and definitional issues surrounding research into organisational culture, outlining the varied frameworks and theories that underpin the field.
International contributors present a broad range of qualitative and quantitative research methods that can be used in organisational culture measurement. They explore topics of special contemporary interest, such as high performance cultures, corporate entrepreneurship, organisational culture in nonprofits and safety culture, unpacking the textured relationships between leadership style, organisational culture and organisational outcomes. Highlighting key implications for organisational values and ethical climate, the Handbook provides practical guidance on how to move from culture assessment to action and improvement.
Offering a critical outline for measurement approaches and tools, this Handbook is crucial reading for researchers and students of organisation studies, particularly those focusing on culture and leadership of organisations. It also provides practical insights for business consultants and senior management teams, proposing methods and frameworks for developing positive organisational cultures to improve the productivity, performance and quality of businesses.
Author(s): Cameron Newton, Ruth Knight
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 333
City: Cheltenham
Front Matter
Copyright
Contents
Contributors
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction to the Handbook of Research Methods for Organisational Culture
PART I CONCEPTUAL ISSUES RELATING TO ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE
2. Organisational culture: definitions, distinctions and functions
3. Leadership and organizational culture
4. Fit and congruence with organisational culture: definitions and measurement issues
5. Multilevel issues in organizations and culture: a review of theoretical and methodological innovations for the study of national and organizational culture
PART II QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE APPROACHES
6. Values-based methods for measuring organizational culture: logic, evidence and critique
7. Measuring organizational culture: converging on definitions and approaches to advance the paradigm
8. Methodological alignment in qualitative research of organisational culture
9. Mixed methods research approaches to measuring organisational culture
PART III SPECIAL TO PICS OF ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE MEASUREMENT
10. Culture change: measurement approaches and challenges
11. High-performance cultures: a framework for navigating definition and measurement challenges
12. Measuring culture of innovation: from assessment to action
13. Corporate entrepreneurship culture
14. Measuring and developing an ethical organizational climate
15. Measuring nonprofit organisational culture: key issues and insights
16. Leadership capabilities: the influence of organizational purpose and culture in the nonprofit sector
17. Deciphering “bad” organizational cultures
18. Measuring organizational culture in Christian churches
19. Rolling up our sleeves and pulling up our socks: a critical review of safety culture definitions and measures, and innovative ways to move the field forward
Index
