Parsing organizational culture: How the norm for adaptability influences the relationship between culture consensus and financial performance in high-technology firms

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 785-808

  Chatman, Jennifer A ^a   Caldwell, David F ^b   O'Reilly, Charles A ^c   Doerr, Bernadette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptability; Culture consensus; Financial performance; Measuring organizational culture; Norm intensity; Organizational culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904986166     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.1928     Document Type: Article

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