Organizational Culture: Internal and External Fits
- 1 December 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Management
- Vol. 13 (4) , 647-658
- https://doi.org/10.1177/014920638701300406
Abstract
The culture of an organization is increasingly being viewed as an important determinant of its performance. This paper adopts the position that the importance (even relevance) of culture to performance is contingency driven. We conceptualize organizational culture in terms of the degree of internal fit (cohesion and consistency) and externalfit (linkages to strategy and the environment). The needfor tight or loose fits under a variety of conditions (within, and external to, the firm) is investigated. Conclusions are drawn regarding the nature of fits appropriate to an organization facing combinations of these conditions.This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
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