Organisational Culture: Six Components of a Great Corporate Culture (HBR)

This new blog entry from the HBR is useful research material for students wanting to develop the link between organisational culture and competitive advantage.

The author outlines what he believes are the six elements which combine to make an organisational culture which can lead to better business performance. These are:

Vision - what the purpose of an organisation is

Values - the behaviours and mindsets that aim to support the vision

Practices - how the values of an organisation are translated into how it acts

People - those who build and sustain the culture (with a strong link made to recruitment as a source of cultural strength)

Narrative - the story of the business; the heritage; the legends. A good example of this would be the HP Garage which is a core part of HP's organisational culture (the "HP Way")

Place - which significantly affect the values and behaviours of people in the organisation (a great example is the Googleplex)

Is there anything missing from the six components above?

How about leadership?