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organizational subcultures  

Definition

  • Subcultures are complex, shifting, and present in virtually all organizations that have managed to survive and grow beyond the start-up or entrepreneurial phase. In its broadest anthropological sense, subculture refers to a way of life shared by a distinct subset of society. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies; Organizational Subcultures]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-MLCCXPD9-G

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