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In 1992, hbs professor james heskett and i completed an extensive. Corporate culture and performance by john p kotter alibris. The strength of corporate culture and the reliability of firm performance abstract prevailing accounts of the benefits of strong corporate cultures emphasize the virtues of internal consistency resulting from internal agreement about core values and norms. Corporate culture and performance kindle edition by kotter, john p download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The authors set out a number of hypotheses and then test them against the hard data of longterm business performance. Evolution of leadership and organizational culture research on innovation field. For one thing, it is based on empirical rather than anecdotal evidence, gathered from a canvass of more than 200 bluechip enterprises in 22 industries, covering an 11year span through 1990. Research about the impact of corporate culture on business performance shows the following characteristics of firms who build adaptive cultures. Corporate culture and performance isbn 9781451655322 pdf. Hbs professor james heskett and i completed an extensive research project detailing the corporate. The authors describe the characteristics of low and high performing corporate. Theory z ouchi 1981 and the art of japanese management pascale and athos 1981.
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