Strategic Pragmatism: The Culture of Singapore's Economic Development Board. By Edgar H. Schein. Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press, 1996. xvi, 275 pp. $27.50.

Abstract

Singapore's economic development board - three perspectives. Part 1 The EDB's perspective on itself - historical and cultural legacies: some historical roots of the EDB culture variations on a theme: the major strategic eras the founding chairman: Hon Sui Sen (1961-1968) the deal makers: I.F. Tang and Chan Chin Bock building and consolidating: Ngiam Tong Dow and P.Y. Hwang redefinition and renewal: the EDB under Philip Yeo. Part 2 The EDB from a client/investor perspective: the EDB as perceived by U.S. investors European and Asian client perspectives. Part 3 The EDB culture from an analytic perspective: the core assumptions of the EDB's cultural context the cultural paradigm of the organization: assumptions about organization and management in the EDB. Part 4 Problems, issues, and lessons: problems and issues: the contextual culture problems, issues, and opportunities in the EDB's operational and managerial culture lessons and conclusions.