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Over the last 20 years many business leaders, academic researchers, consultants, and social scientists have come to believe that culture is fundamental to organizational performance. |
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It has been found to be instrumental in the execution of business strategies, as leaders try to align the behaviors of individuals and work units with desired strategies. (Kotter and Heskett ‘89) |
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It has been demonstrated to be a major source of conflict or clash in achieving inter-unit (e.g., departmental, divisional) collaboration and merger and acquisition integration. (Chatterjee, Lubatkin, Weber and Schweiger ‘92) |
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It has been found to be an important factor in determining whether people fit within a work unit or organization, an important element in management retention and recruitment. (Lubatkin, Schweiger and Weber ‘99) |
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