TY  - CHAP
AB  - Corporate culture is a spirit formed by the shared values of the individuals in the organization that has potential to make the library more than the sum of its parts, both positively and negatively. It is the vehicle by which the organization defines itself, for both itself and the clientele, with the purpose of providing the best service possible by sharing a vision of the organization as an organic whole. It operates through the power of peer influence rather than direct vertical authority. This paper takes a holistic approach to a concept that is more complex than it first appears; it addresses the molding of corporate culture, not as a management function, but as a complex and deep system, being in effect the soul of the organization, which resides in the motivation of each individual and which, therefore, requires a special kind of leadership.
VL  - 26
SN  - 978-0-7623-1488-1, 978-1-84950-528-4/0732-0671
DO  - 10.1016/S0732-0671(08)00202-2
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/S0732-0671(08)00202-2
AU  - Osburn Charles B.
ED  - Edward D. Garten
ED  - Delmus E. Williams
ED  - James M. Nyce
ED  - Janine Golden
PY  - 2008
Y1  - 2008/01/01
TI  - Corporate culture and the individual in perspective
T2  - Advances in Library Administration and Organization
T3  - Advances in Library Administration and Organization
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 41
EP  - 70
Y2  - 2024/05/11
ER  -