P/M/728. John Lewis’ partnership and corporate culture

The paper examines the corporate culture of the John Lewis partnership reviewing definitions of culture, the importance of corporate culture in contemporary organisations, Schein’s model of culture levels, the approach of social science to culture, the debate over the nature of organisational culture, etc. The existence of various sub-cultures in John Lewis is argued. Recommendations are offered to John Lewis’s management with regard to their employee co-ownership.