Cultural molding, shielding, and shoring at Oilco: The role of culture in the integration of routines

Organization Science

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 573-593

  Bertels, Stephanie ^a   Howard Grenville, Jennifer ^b   Pek, Simon ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultural strategies; Culture History; Organizational culture; Routine integration; Routines; Strategies of action

Indexed keywords

EID: 84988313292     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.2016.1052     Document Type: Article

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