Understanding Organisational Culture in the Construction Industry By: Vaughan Coffey Publisher: Routledge Print ISBN: 9781138861343, 1138861340 eText ISBN: 9781134093342, 1134093349 Edition: 1st Pages: 272 Copyright year: 2010 Format: EPUB Available from $ 21.58 USD SKU 9781134093342R90 Since the early 1980s, researchers and practitioners in the organisational and management fields have presumed a link between organisational, or corporate, culture and organisational performance. Whilst many believe this exists, other authors have been critical of the validity of such studies. Part of this doubt stems from a reliance on measures of organisational performance that are based purely on financial measures of business growth. Using the construction industry as the subject of his research, Vaughan Coffey traces the development of the literature on organisational culture and business effectiveness and investigates the culture-performance link using a new and highly objective measure of company performance and an evaluation of organisational culture, which is largely behaviourally-based. Providing a theoretical contribution to the field, this work shows that various cultural traits appear to be closely linked to objectively measured organisational effectiveness. This book will be valuable to professionals and researchers in the fields of management and public policy. It indicates directions for construction companies to develop and change, and in doing so strengthen their chances of remaining strong when opportunities for work might deplete and only the most successful companies will be able to survive. Additional ISBNs 9780203933381, 9786612569104, 0203933389, 6612569107, 9780415425940, 0415425948 Download eBook Free: https://ouo.io/gTgaG5i
