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Organizational Cultures and Place-Based Conservation

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Organizational cultures are important to individuals and to groups because they offer guidelines about how to act and deal with change, and they provide internal logic for “why things are the way they are.” Analysis of the cultural aspects of organizational behavior can lead to a more complete understanding of how conservation agencies develop and use culture strategically, particularly in conceptualizing and managing resource places. Drawing examples from public lands management, this chapter considers how research about organizational culture can provide insights about place-based conservation.

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  1. Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont, 312E Aiken Center, 81 Carrigan Street, Burlington, VT, 05401, USA

    Patricia A. Stokowski

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  1. , Recreation, Sport and Tourism, University of Illinois, 104 Huff Hall 1206 S. Fo, Champaign, 61820, Illinois, USA

    William P. Stewart

  2. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Centre Avenue 2150A, Fort Collins, 80526-1891, Colorado, USA

    Daniel R. Williams

  3. Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Glacier Highway 11305, Juneau, 99801-8626, Alaska, USA

    Linda E. Kruger

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Stokowski, P.A. (2013). Organizational Cultures and Place-Based Conservation. In: Stewart, W., Williams, D., Kruger, L. (eds) Place-Based Conservation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5802-5_4

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