Culture 2.0

Joann Keyton (Ph.D., Ohio State University) is Distinguished Professor Emerita of Communication, North Carolina State University, USA. Her research examines organizational culture, collaborative processes, and team meetings. She was co-editor of Small Group Research (2008-2021) and a founder of the Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research.

Preface – National and Organizational Culture: Same, but Different? – Purposes, Functions, and Influences of Culture – Research Methods for National Culture and Organizational Culture: Multiple Research Perspectives – Culture and/as Communication, Discourse, and Language – Leadership’s Influence on Culture and Contemporary Challenges Associated with Leading Culture – Cultural Change: Ecological Origins, Trajectories, and Management – Technological Influences on Culture – Applications of Societal Culture and Organizational Culture – Peering into the Crystal Ball: Envisioning Culture 2.1 and Beyond – Contributors – Author Index – Subject Index.

“This book provides sophisticated insights into the complex systems of meaning that constitute our everyday organizational lives. Attending to both national and organizational levels of analysis, the authors offer a unique cross-disciplinary approach that demonstrates the value of understanding culture across anthropological, psychological, sociological, communicative, and managerial perspectives. This book provides an essential foundation for contemporary scholars interested in exploring the intersections among culture and leadership, management, international relations, research methods, technology, discourse, and change in an increasingly interconnected society.”
—John G. McClellan, Associate Professor, Department of Culture and Learning, Aalborg University, Denmark

“It is always amazing when authors get together to discuss a topic. Based on conversations and studies, different experiences reveal the numerous perspectives on the complex topic of organizational culture. This expanded look at the different fields of knowledge in this book inspires advances. A toast to this work and its authors, which reveal theories and practices to delve into the density of organizations and understand that harmony comes from the behavior of people who transform organizational cultures with communication, discourse and language.”
—Marlene Marchiori, writer and teacher, Brazil; https://marlenemarchiori.com.br/

“For both the novice and the expert, this volume provides an instructive set of studies and comprehensive reviews aimed at deepening our understanding of the links between national culture and organizational culture in an increasingly globalized context. The book provides important insights into the ubiquity and complexity of culture, particularly in attempts to understand its practical implications for organizations. This is the first time I have come across one volume of work which focuses significantly on the different philosophical and disciplinary concerns related to culture—national and organizational—as well as the myriad of methodological approaches from which it has been studied.”
—Eric Karikari, Assistant Professor of Communication, Towson University, USA