JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Quantum Culture: A New Reflection on Schein’s Model through a Scientific View
Author(s): Nopparat Phaopat, Oranuch Pruetipibultham
Citation: Nopparat Phaopat, Oranuch Pruetipibultham, (2018) "Quantum Culture: A New Reflection on Schein’s Model through a Scientific View," Journal of Organizational Psychology, Vol. 18, Iss. 3, pp. 124-138
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
In the global and dynamic world, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) trend increases, especially in the
technology industry (Deloitte, 2016). The incompatible culture is the top issue in M&A as the
organizational trap for failure (Schmidt, 2002). The cross-pollination approach is applied in this study
for generating the new holistic view. We propose the quantum-culture model as a reflection of Schein’s
organizational culture model that displays two different views: (a) scientific views integration approach; and (b) sociological multiparadigms approach. This emerging model aims to help HROD professionals in seeing and bridging the cultural gaps among subcultures within the main organizational culture.