Paul Bate makes sense of a huge range of issues which must be considered in the struggle for change. He has developed a framework that will help students, researchers and practitioners alike to focus on a variety of conceptual and practical matters relating to business culture and cultural change. Strategies for Cultural Change represents one of the most ambitious attempts so far to provide a comprehensive approach to the design and implementation of a cultural change programme. One of five books nominated for the Management Consultancies Association 'Best Management Book of the Year' Prize 1994. Presents highly innovative ideas on cultural change Contains numerous examples from industry and the public sector Essential reading for strategy and change courses.

Frameworks for thinking about cultural change -- Turtles all the way down; Thinking culturally; Strategies for cultural development; Strategies for cultural transformation; Tales from the rails: the APT fiasco; The Castalian culture; Towards an integrated strategy for cultural change; Implementing cultural change -- The aggressive approach; The conciliative approach; The corrosive approach; The indoctrinative approach; Evaluating different approaches to cultural change; Designing an effective approach to cultural change; Leading cultural change; References; Index.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-301) and index.

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