March 13, 2024
2:00 p.m. ET
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Scholar presenter:
Christopher Law, Texas A&M University
Seed generators:
Olivia (Mandy) O’Neill, George Mason University
Chad Hartnell, Georgia State University
Topic:
The Emergence of Organizational Culture: A Multiple Case Inductive Study
Talk description:
Culture is central to organizations and their outcomes. However, we know surprisingly little about how culture emerges because extant research generally examines large, established organizations. In this paper, I address this gap. I use an inductive longitudinal research design to study eight nascent technology companies over 22 months to generate a theory of culture emergence. My data point to the criticality of specific choices made by founders: how they imprint themselves on the organization, structure human capital, and manage the budding culture. Further, my data reveal that several “best practices” suggested by practitioners for culture creation can have unintended yet detrimental cultural consequences.
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