Refining the Displacement of Culture and the Use of Scenes and Themes in Organizational Studies

The move to displace the concept of culture traditionally used in anthropology to organizational research is discussed.Issues surrounding the culture concept and the juxta-position of culture and organization are given special attention.Current thinking about the nature of the process of displacement is refined.Examples from an ongoing study of a city transit organization are used to demonstrate the use of cultural scenes and themes in organizational research.