organizational cultural artifacts

read to prepare yourselves for session 13

  1. Timmons, S., & East, L. (November 01, 2011). Uniforms, status and professional boundaries in hospital. Sociology of Health and Illness, 33, 7, 1035-1049.
  2. Schein, E. H. (1985). Organizational culture and leadership. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers. Chapter 2, Uncovering the levels of culture, 16-27.

optional readings

Barry Posen's The Sources of Military Doctrine
Posen, B. (1984). The sources of military doctrine: France, Britain, and Germany between the world wars. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
pages 43-46

things we'll talk about


  • reflecting back on your thinking about this in terms of the individual, what kinds of artifacts, espoused values, and basic underlying assumptions reflect and express our place of employment? of school?
  • What did the case study about the role of uniforms in a UK hospital reveal about the role of uniforms? Were the uniforms effective in creating an allegiance to the organization rather than to the profession?
  • I may have some examples to share as well.
slides for session 13