Product Description

Expert author Joanne Martin examines a variety of conflicting ways to study cultures in organizations, including different theoretical orientations, political ideologies (managerial, critical, and apparently neutral); methods (qualitative, quantitative, and hybrid approaches), and styles of writing about culture (ranging from traditional to postmodern and experimental). In addition, she offers a guide for those who might want to study culture themselves, addressing such issues as: What qualitative, quantitative, and hybrid methods can be used to study culture? What standards are used when reviewers evaluate these various types of research? What innovative ways of writing about culture have been introduced? And finally, what are the most important unanswered questions for future organizational culture researchers?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1942547 in Books
• Published on: 2001-08-23
• Released on: 2001-08-23
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 1.06" h x 6.00" w x 9.00" l, 1.73 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 415 pages

From the Author
Although this book focuses theoretically on the topic of organizational culture, it could be useful to any organizational researcher interested in the debates regarding the use of qualitative methods in organizational research.

About the Author
Joanne Martin is the Merrill Professor of Organizational Behavior, and by courtesy, Sociology, at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. She was awarded the Distinguished Educator Award from the Academy of Management in 2000, an honorary doctorate in Economics and Business Administration from Copenhagen Business School in 2001, and the Centennial Medal from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, in 2002. Professor Martin serves on Advisory Boards of Universities, in the US and abroad, and is a member of the Board of Directors of CPP Inc., a publishing company. She currently studies culture and gender in organizations.