Organizational culture: an important factor to consider

This paper argues that when managing strategically it is important for leaders to consider how to work with the group's culture.

Discusses and gives examples to illustrate how one can determine the nature of a group's culture.

In advancing the library's issues, it is helpful for library directors to determine whether or not the organization's culture will assist the tactics proposed to implement a new plan.

This provides concepts to be considered when a leader attempts to move forward a library's priorities.

Hopefully, this article will motivate librarians to think about the library's culture when working to advance their library's interests.