Page 4 - Cultures and Organizations

Contents

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PART I

The Concept of Culture

1 The Rules of the Social Game 3
Different Minds but Common Problems 4
Culture as Mental Programming 4
Symbols, Heroes, Rituals, and Values 7
Culture Reproduces Itself 10
No Group Can Escape Culture 11
Values and the Moral Circle 12

Boundaries of the Moral Circle: Religion and Philosophy 13
Beyond Race and Family 14
We and They 16
Ideologies as Group Markers 17
Layers of Culture 17
Culture Change: Changing Practices, Stable Values 18
National Culture Differences 20
National Identities, Values, and Institutions 22

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