Dysfunctional culture, dysfunctional organization: Capturing the behavioral norms that form organizational culture and drive performance

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 709-732

  Balthazard, Pierre A ^a   Cooke, Robert A ^b   Potter, Richard E ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Organizational behaviour; Organizational culture; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751213836     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940610713253     Document Type: Article

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