Organizational Communication and Culture: A Study of 10 Italian High- Technology Companies

Abstract

Instituto RSOAn important contribution of this research is the testing in international environments of communication and culture models previously developed within U.S.A. high-technology organizations. Specifically, this research demonstrates that relationships among organizational culture themes, employee values, organizational communication activities, and perceptions of a variety of organizational outcomes are similar but not identical for U.S.A. and European hightechnology organizations. Secondly, the research extends previous work by identifying cultural dimensions that are related to a variety of communication processes.

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