An Exploration of Industry, Culture and Revenue Growth

Abstract

This study is an exploration of industry moderated relationships between organizational culture, as manifested in practices, and revenue-growth among seventy-seven firms in six industry types. Beginning with the premise that organizational practices are shaped by organizational culture and industry demands, it is proposed that the culture-performance link is industry contingent. The results corroborate the existence of cultural practices that are industry or `industry type' specific, and that variations in revenue growth within industry types are associated with practices different from those characterizing the industry-type culture. The implications for both culture research and organizational management are discussed.