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Article 2.1: Organizational Culture

Colakoglu, S., and Littlefield, J. (2011). Teaching Organizational Culture Using a Projective Technique: Collage Construction. Journal of Management Education, 35 (4): 564-585.

This reading relates to Learning Objective 2-1.

Questions that apply to this article:

1. How can conceptualization be helpful when it comes to organizational culture?
2. Think of a familiar organization.  What kind of values drive its organizational culture?
3. What is an example of an organization’s external organizational culture and what is an example of an organization’s internal organizational culture?

Article 2.2: Corporate Culture

Sorensen, J. B. (2002). The Strength of Corporate Culture and Reliability of Firm Performance. Administrative Science Quarterly, 47: 70-91.

This reading relates to Learning Objective 2-2.

Questions that apply to this article:

1. What are the consequences of strong cultures for performance levels?
2. Explain why organizational cultures and organizational learning are closely related.
3. Are strong-cultured organizations suited for exploratory learning?