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标题：Cultural Synergy and Organizational Change: From Crisis to Innovation
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作者：Pernille S. Strøbæk ; Joachim Vogt
期刊名称：Journal of Business and Media Psychology
电子版ISSN：2191-5814
出版年度：2013
期号：1
页码：25-34
出版社：Hochschule Fresenius
摘要：This paper explores informal codes and rhythms of social behavior at work and their relation to organizational change and wellbeing. After a merger within a public service organization we organized 8 focus groups of 2-3 clerical or academic employees within a head office and a divi-sion office (N = 21). Word counts of 'I' and 'we' revealed that people sharing pre-merger organizational background (homogeneous groups) used 'we' more often than heterogeneous groups. Head office employees were concerned with workload and social code, whereas division office employees mainly discussed meetings, commitment, and office space. Organizational background rather than office cultures guided these differences. We found that in a merged organization cultural synergies are possible to create if practical and social values for employees are offered. Thus, interesting new ways to transform problems and frustrations into solutions and innovations were revealed and deserve further research
关键词：corporate culture; occupational health; organizational restructuring; social rhythms