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The organizational culture of public sector organizations in Australia

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  • Graeme L Harrison
  • Kevin M Baird

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This paper provides an empirical description of the organizational culture of public sector organizations in Australia. A comparison of the culture over time and in comparison to the culture of private sector organizations is provided. Data were collected through mail survey questionnaires. The findings show variations in culture and in cultural change across different types of public sector organizations. While some types, specifically local councils, have come to emulate the culture of private sector organizations, the results show little change having occurred in the culture of other types, specifically government departments and agencies, which continue to lag behind their private sector counterparts in the cultural factors of Outcome Orientation and Innovation.

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  • Graeme L Harrison & Kevin M Baird, 2015. "The organizational culture of public sector organizations in Australia," Australian Journal of Management, Australian School of Business, vol. 40(4), pages 613-629, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ausman:v:40:y:2015:i:4:p:613-629
    DOI: 10.1177/0312896214529440
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    2. Willem Verbeke & Marco Volgering & Marco Hessels, 1998. "Exploring the Conceptual Expansion within the Field of Organizational Behaviour: Organizational Climate and Organizational Culture," Journal of Management Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 35(3), pages 303-329, May.
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