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Cultural Analysis Of Organizational Development Units: A Comprehensive Approach Based On The Competing Values Framework, Richard Erhardt
Cultural Analysis Of Organizational Development Units: A Comprehensive Approach Based On The Competing Values Framework, Richard Erhardt
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In analysis of organizational culture much is accomplished at the parent organization level. While there is agreement that culture plays a significant role there is little on analysis and comparison of internal units. Against that backdrop, this research asks how US Air Force units can analyze variations in organizational culture as a basis for considering unit mergers. Specifically, I investigate culture across two organizational development units based on the Competing Values Framework (CVF) to inform understanding of internal cultural variation. Although there are well-established approaches available for CVF analysis based on surveys and documents, there are no approaches that complement …