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Author Alston, Frances (Industrial engineer)

Title Culture and trust in technology-driven organizations / Frances Alston
Published Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2013

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Description 1 online resource
Series Industrial innovation series
Industrial innovation series.
Contents Section 1. Literature review and the empirical study -- section 2. Result of empirical studies -- section 3. Practitioner's guide
Summary "This book provides insight into the important role that culture and trust can play in the success of high-technology organizations. There has been little research to demonstrate a connection between organizational culture and trust. This book introduces a review of the literature and the result of an empirical study that investigated the relationship between mechanistic and organic cultures and the level of trust in technology-based organizations"-- Provided by publisher
"Preface Changes in the global business environment have drastically increased demands on businesses in the areas of productivity, product quality, innovation, and product development. Competing in a global environment has increased the need for enhanced communication exchanges, creating trusting cultures, and the ability to cope with the increased complexity and uncertainty of the ever-changing business environment. It is widely recognized that culture and trust play important roles in the corporate environment and must be managed in order to recruit and retain talented workers and build high-performing organizations. Managers have a need to understand the relationship between culture and trust and the role each plays in the successful creation of high-performing organizations. Authors and theorists have linked trust with increased performance levels, increased creativity, and increased critical thinking. These factors are critical for leaders to tap into when work is being performed in flexible and adaptive environments. Many researchers, authors, and theorists have contributed to developing the theories of culture and trust and have pointed out the important role that culture can play in the success of organizations. Presented in three parts, this book is written for the theorist, the researcher, and the practitioner. Section I outlines the literature on organizational trust and culture and the role theorists believe they play in the success of a changing domestic and global business environment. In conducting the literature review, various elements or attributes of culture and trust were studied"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Trust.
Corporate culture.
High technology industries.
Confidence.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Social Psychology.
Confidence
Corporate culture
High technology industries
Trust
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1306124263
9781306124263
9781482209242
1482209241