QUESTIONS TO SHARPEN YOUR FOCUS

1		Based on the concept of organizational culture as systems of shared meaning, how would you describe the culture at your school to a prospective student?
2		Consider Pacanowsky's "Slouching Towards Chicago" as an ethnographer's thick description. What can you deduce about Jack and Radner's subculture from the fragment of narrative in Figure 19-1?
3		Think of your extended family as an organizational culture. What single family ritual might you analyze to interpret the webs of significance you share to someone visiting your home?
4		What favorite story do you tell to others about your current or most recent place of employment? Would you classify it as a corporate, personal, or collegial narrative? Why?