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Corporate Culture and Performance
by John P. Kotter
from Free Press
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
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Great for connecting the dots... 
This book is a staple for anyone looking to connect the dots between tangible shareholder value and intangible assets. In our work at ThinkShed we often see companies struggling to make the connection between culture (as a metaphor and measure of their operating model) and the direct impact it can have on shareholder value.We work with companies to help them align their culture(s) to their stated strategy or two help them effectively merge cultures and we will often refer skeptical executives to this... more info
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important research on company performance 
If you buy into the argument that the only responsibility of a business is to its stockholders and that paying attention to areas outside of this will result in a lesser-performing company, the research of two Harvard Business School professors suggests just the opposite. John Kotter and James Heskett studied the performance of 207 large firms over an 11-year period. They wrote of their findings: "Corporate culture can have a significant impact on a firm's long-term economic performance. We found that... more info
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important research on company performance
If you buy into the argument that the only responsibility of a business is to its stockholders and that paying attention to areas outside of this will result in a lesser-performing company, the research of two Harvard Business School professors suggests just the opposite. John Kotter and James Heskett studied the performance of 207 large firms over an 11-year period. They wrote of their findings: "Corporate culture can have a significant impact on a firm's long-term economic performance. We found that... more info
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Intellectual, Informative Book on Corporate Culture 
This book, though it reads like a textbook or reference, provides good information about this topic and once getting past the writing style, is one that businesspeople could learn from.Practical and insightful. Read The Management Masters Series first book Corporate Culture...A must read of this topic, highly recommended.
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