Corporate Culture and Performance

Synopsis of Corporate Culture and Performance

«Corporate Culture and Performance» is the business management essay by James L. Heskett and John P. Kotter, from Free Press in paperback (224 pages).

The book analyzes how corporate culture —shared values and unwritten rules— influences economic results and market adaptation, with data from more than two hundred companies. The authors question that a strong culture guarantees success and show that it can become rigid, arrogant or bureaucratic.

Work in English originally published in 1992; this Free Press reprint came out in May 2011.

Reference work for executives, consultants and business administration students interested in organizational culture, leadership and change management.