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Contents<br />

Global Implications 331<br />

Conflict Resolution and Culture 331<br />

Cultural Differences in Negotiating Style 331<br />

Culture, Negotiations, and Emotions 331<br />

Summary 332<br />

OB at Work<br />

FOR REVIEW • FOR MANAGERS • FOR YOU 333<br />

POINT/COUNTERPOINT: Conflict: Good or Bad? 334<br />

PERSONAL INVENTORY ASSESSMENT 335<br />

BREAKOUT GROUP EXERCISES 335<br />

EXPERIENTIAL EXERCISE: A Negotiation Role Play 335<br />

ETHICAL DILEMMA: The Lowball Applicant 336<br />

CASE INCIDENT: Choosing Your Battles 336<br />

CASE INCIDENT: The Pros and Cons of Collective Bargaining 337<br />

FROM CONCEPTS TO SKILLS: Negotiating 338<br />

OB ON THE EDGE Workplace Bullying 340<br />

PART 4 Sharing the Organizational Vision 346<br />

CHAPTER 10 Organizational Culture 346<br />

What Is Organizational Culture? 348<br />

Definition of Organizational Culture 348<br />

Levels of Culture 349<br />

Culture’s Functions 350<br />

Culture Creates Climate 351<br />

The Ethical Dimension of Culture 352<br />

Do Organizations Have Uniform Cultures? 353<br />

Strong vs. Weak Cultures 354<br />

Reading an Organization’s Culture 354<br />

Stories 355<br />

Rituals 355<br />

Material Symbols 356<br />

Language 357<br />

Creating and Sustaining an Organization’s Culture 357<br />

How a Culture Begins 357<br />

Keeping a Culture Alive 358<br />

The Liabilities of Organizational Culture 363<br />

Barrier to Change 364<br />

Barrier to Diversity 364<br />

Barrier to Mergers and Acquisitions 364<br />

Changing Organizational Culture 365<br />

Creating an Ethical Organizational Culture 366<br />

Creating a Positive Organizational Culture 366<br />

Global Implications 368<br />

Summary 369<br />

OB at Work<br />

FOR REVIEW • FOR MANAGERS • FOR YOU 370<br />

POINT/COUNTERPOINT: Organizations Should Strive to Create<br />

a Positive Organizational Culture 371<br />

PERSONAL INVENTORY ASSESSMENT 372<br />

BREAKOUT GROUP EXERCISES 372<br />

EXPERIENTIAL EXERCISE: Rate Your Classroom Culture 372<br />

ETHICAL DILEMMA: A Bankrupt Culture 373<br />

CASE INCIDENT: Is a 5S Culture for You? 374<br />

CASE INCIDENT: Google and P&G Swap Employees 374<br />

FROM CONCEPTS TO SKILLS: How to “Read” an Organization’s Culture 375

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