To What Extent Is Corporate Strategy Influenced by Culture, Time and Space? a Case of Xerox Corporation

School of Management
Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Science

University of Southampton
Southampton SO17 1BJ

TO WHAT EXTENT IS CORPORATE STRATEGY INFLUENCED BY CULTURE, TIME AND SPACE? A CASE OF XEROX CORPORATION

SUMIT M VAGHASIA

Acknowledgement

Before I get in to thick of the things i would like to add a few heartfelt words for the people who were a part of this project in numerous ways people who gave their unending support right from day one.

I wish to take this opportunity to express my deep sense of gratitude to the University of Southampton for giving me opportunity to use the theory and concept I learnt throughout my MBA program in the form of this dissertation paper. This dissertation has proved to be a good learning experience

I also wish to extend my sincere thanks to all my friends and colleagues in United Kingdom and India and lastly all those who made the completion of this dissertation possible

last but not the least i would like to thank my brother for providing radical suggestions to improve my document and research

Table of Contents

Chapter1 Introduction 2 Background to the Study………..…………………………………………………………………….1 Problem Statement…………………………………………………………………………………….2 Significance of the study………………………………………………………………………………3 Research Aims and objectives………………………………………………………………………..3 Research questions…………………………………………………………………………………….3 Case study of the research……………………………………………………………………………4 Assumptions of the study……………………………………………………………………………...8 Limitations of the study……………………………………………………………………………….8 Conclusion…………………………………………………………...…………………………………9 Chapter 2 Literature review………..…………………………………………………………………….10 Historical overview………………………….………………………………………………………10 Defining organisational culture……………………………………………………………………12 Emergence and purpose of firm culture……………………………………………………….…13 Importance of culture to organisational design…………………………………………………14 Categories of organisational

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