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Organisational culture and effectiveness

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Employee Relations: The International Journal, Volume: 41, Issue: 3, Pages: 538 - 551

Swansea University Author: Jossy Mathew Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1108/er-09-2017-0219

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to critically evaluate the theorised relationship between organisational culture and effectiveness.Design/methodology/approachThe empirical data were collected through a five month ethnographic study in an Indian knowledge-intensive firm. It adopts the three-persp...

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ISSN: 0142-5455
Published: Emerald 2019
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