Corporations, Culture, and Commitment: Motivation and Social Control in Organizations

The notion of "corporate culture" has received widespread attention in the past several years. But what is meant by the term and why should managers be concerned with it? Culture can be thought of as a mechanism for social control. As such, culture is important for both the implementation...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	California management review 2008-01, Vol.50 (2), p.85-101
Main Author:	O'Reilly, Charles
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Agricultural management Attention Attitudes Business innovation Business management Business organization Business structures Business studies Chief executive officers CMR Classics Commitment Control systems Corporate culture Corporations Cues Cults Culture Japanese culture Management science Motivation Organization theory Organizational behavior Organizational culture Religious organizations Social control Social motivation Symbolic action
Online Access:	Get full text
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!