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ERIC Number: EJ437642
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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Keeping the Faith: A Model of Cultural Transmission in Formal Organizations.
Harrison, J. Richard; Carroll, Glenn R.
Administrative Science Quarterly, v36 n4 p552-82 Dec 1991
Develops a cultural transmission model with the following variables: worker entry and exit rate, organization growth rate, recruiting selectivity, socialization intensity, and the rate that socialization decays if not reinforced. A computer simulation of the model found that cultural systems in organizations are highly robust and reach equilibrium even with high turnover and rapid growth. (53 references) (MLH)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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