OK, But Not Great
While this book had an adequate explaination of corporate culture, I found the suggestions of how to manage culture vague and cumbersome. Although I am not returning this book, I can't highly recommend it.

Outstanding!
Like all of Edgar Schein's books, this contains extraordinary insight. I am recommending this to all of my clients.

Dr. Michael Beitler
Author of "Strategic Organizational Change"

The corporate culuture survial guide
This book summarize the content of corporate culture very good and provide me with culture concept.

Insightful!
Edgar H. Schein provides an excellent conceptual explanation of culture in general and corporate culture in particular. He shows how cultures arise and explains why it is so hard to examine and change an embedded culture. He also lays out practical plans for assessing culture. These plans are not simple or easy, but they promise great reward if carefully followed. Case studies illustrate the concepts and show how corporate problems can be seen in terms of culture. The first half of the book, which lays out the concepts of culture, is especially clear. The second half, which examines cultural issues in various kinds of organizations, uses more jargon and is a bit murkier. Overall, we [...] recommend this book as especially useful for anyone dealing with change, be it moving to a new organization, considering or coping with a merger or acquisition, or even planning to work with people from another group, company or background.

With all thy getting, get understanding
What an absolutely brillant book!

How many people do you know spend time agonizing over something said or an action taken by someone in Senior Management ? How many people do you know who spend time wrestling with stated "values" in light of mixed messages from members of Senior Management ?

Vex no more! Mr Schein does an fantastic job helping readers change their thought paradigms. How often do books like this come around ? IT is a classic, add it to your library which should already have Drucker, Juran, Deming, Crosby, Weinberg, Maxwell, Covey and Nadler works. Some may find this a bit difficult to read, but endure, focus your thoughts and reap the enormous benefits!!