In this third edition of his classic book, Edgar Schein shows how to transform the abstract concept of culture into a practical tool that managers and students can use to understand the dynamics of organizations and change.
Organizational pioneer Schein updates his influential understanding of culture–what it is, how it is created, how it evolves, and how it can be changed. Focusing on today’s business realities, Schein draws on a wide range of contemporary research to redefine culture, offers new information on the topic of occupational cultures, and demonstrates the crucial role leaders play in successfully applying the principles of culture to achieve organizational goals. He also tackles the complex question of how an existing culture can be changed–one of the toughest challenges of leadership. The result is a vital resource for understanding and practicing organizational effectiveness.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part. 1 Organizational culture and leadership defined
1 The concept of organizational culture : why bother?
2 The levels of culture
3 Cultures in organizations : two case examples
4 How culture emerges in new groups

Part. 2 The dimensions of culture
5 Assumptions about external adaptation issues
6 Assumptions about managing internal integration
7 Deeper cultural assumptions about reality and truth
8 Assumptions about the nature of time and space
9 Assumptions about human nature, activity, and relationships
10 Cultural typologies
11 Deciphering culture

Part. 3 The leadership role in culture building, embedding, and evolving
12 How leaders begin culture creation
13 How leaders embed and transmit culture
14 The changing role of leadership in organizational "midlife"
15 What leaders need to know about how culture changes
16 A conceptual model for managed culture change
17 Assessing cultural dimensions : a ten-step intervention
18 A case of organizational (cultural?) change
19 The learning culture and the learning leader