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Organizational cultures of libraries as a strategic resource.

From: Library Trends  |  Date: 6/22/2004  |  Author: Kaarst-Brown, Michelle L.; Nicholson, Scott; Stanton, Jeffrey M.; von Dran, Gisela M.

ABSTRACT

THEORISTS HAVE SUGGESTED THAT ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE is a strategic resource that has value in ensuring the continuing existence and success of organizations (Michalisin, Smith, & Kline, 1997; Barney, 1986, 1991; Hult, Ketchen, & Nichols, 2002; Gordon, 1985). This assertion is supported by various studies that have linked organizational culture to broad strategic outcomes such as an organization's ability to manage knowledge (Davenport, Long, & Beers, 1998; Storck & ...

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