The topic of culture and effectiveness is of central importance in organizational studies, but progress in the development of theory
and research has been slowed by a formidable set of research problems. For example, an integrative theory must encompass a broad
range of phenomena extending from core assumptions to visible artifacts, and from social structures to individual meaning. Such a
theory must also address culture as a symbolic representation of past attempts at adaptation and survival as well as a set of limiting
or enabling conditions for future adaptation.
