The Paradox of the Management of Culture or ″He Who Leads is Lost″

It is argued that management seek to close the gap between their employees’ requisite and actual performance, not only by mechanisms of “primary” control but also by imposing their own belief systems as a “strong” culture. However, such belief systems are never successfully transmitted beyond the boundaries of management to the intended recipients, resulting in management’s ultimate isolation. Evidence is presented to support this proposition.

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Year of publication:	1990
Authors:	Anthony, P.D.
Published in:	Personnel Review. - MCB UP Ltd, ISSN 1758-6933, ZDB-ID 1480053-6. - Vol. 19.1990, 4, p. 3-8
Publisher:	MCB UP Ltd
Subject:	Human resource management \| Management control \| Corporate culture \| Personnel psychology \| Organizational politics

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	research-article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1108/00483489010143131 [DOI]
Source:	Other ZBW resources

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