I should probably offer Mark Schaefer some sort of kickback since his blog never fails to stimulate new ideas. A couple weeks ago, he wrote a post on measurement in social media. Now you’re probably thinking, “Yet another blogpost talking about measurement? Why in the world is that so special?” It wasn’t just the content [...]

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In trying to understand the modern business organization, few concepts have been applied (and misapplied) by management and organizational theorists as frequently as culture.