Exploring Morgan’s Metaphors
Exploring Morgan’s Metaphors

Author: Anders Örtenblad

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2016-07-05

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 1506318789

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Gareth Morgan’s monumental book, Images of Organization, revolutionized the field of organization theory. In honor of Morgan’s classic text, this edited volume, Exploring Morgan’s Metaphors: Theory, Research, and Practice in Organizational Studies, illustrates how Morgan’s eight metaphors inform research, practice, and organizational intervention in a variety of contexts. Including contributions from well-known experts in their fields, specifically, Joep Cornelisen, Cliff Oswick, David Grant, Hari Tsoukas, and Gareth Morgan, this new text offers fresh perspectives and sets forth new metaphors for conceptualizing organizations in today’s workforce. Readers will gain insights and guidelines into the different ways that Morgan’s metaphors and metaphorical thinking can be used to better understand organizational life, as well as how to study and develop organizations.

Images of Organization
Images of Organization

Author: Gareth Morgan

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2006-04-15

Total Pages: 522

ISBN-13: 1506354726

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Since its first publication over twenty years ago, Images of Organization has become a classic in the canon of management literature. The book is based on a very simple premise—that all theories of organization and management are based on implicit images or metaphors that stretch our imagination in a way that can create powerful insights, but at the risk of distortion. Gareth Morgan provides a rich and comprehensive resource for exploring the complexity of modern organizations internationally, translating leading-edge theory into leading-edge practice.

Organizational Metaphors
Organizational Metaphors

Author: Robert B. Huizinga

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-05-29

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 3030417123

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This edited volume expands on Morgan's organizational metaphors through the lens of faith to illuminate organizational function. Part I uses metaphor to illustrate dysfunctional organizations, including the impact of dysfunction upon organizational trust, performance, and longevity. Part II examines the progression from a dysfunctional organization to one that exhibits functionality. Finally, the last section discusses healthy organizations. Metaphors used in this book include Pygmalion organizations, organizational zombies, and organizations as vineyards. This book offers new metaphors that can be applied in organizational theory.

Metaphor and Organizations
Metaphor and Organizations

Author: David Grant

Publisher: SAGE Publications Limited

Published: 1996-12-23

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13:

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Introducing the use of metaphor in organization studies, this volume outlines key areas of debate, explains how metaphors contribute to creating new theories about organizations and demonstrates how metaphors impact on organizational ability.

Organizational Behaviour in a Global Context
Organizational Behaviour in a Global Context

Author: Albert J. Mills

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 604

ISBN-13: 9781551930572

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"At last there is a lucid, well-written OB book, which covers key issues required in OB teaching, but which has a mind of its own. Students and faculty will recognize this is more than standard fare." - Bill Cooke, Manchester Business School

Modern Metaphors of Christian Leadership
Modern Metaphors of Christian Leadership

Author: Joshua D. Henson

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-01-11

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 3030365808

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This book explores contemporary metaphors of leadership from a biblical or church historical perspective. It seeks to understand the cultural, social, and organizational metaphors from the Bible and the implications for contemporary organizations. Addressing issues such as communication, mentorship, administration, motivation, change management, education, and coaching, the authors explore concepts related to both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. This book will be a valuable addition to the leadership literature in showing how biblical leadership principles can be used in contemporary organizations.

Managing Organizations
Managing Organizations

Author: Stewart R Clegg

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 1999-04-29

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 1446205304

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In Managing Organizations Stewart Clegg, Cynthia Hardy and Walter Nord explore the major issues and debates in management and organization. The textbook addresses key topics such as leadership, decision-making and innovation in organizations alongside such themes as diversity, globalization and ecology. Students and teachers of management will find this a comprehensive and wide-ranging resource on the core issues for contemporary managers and organizations.

Covert Processes at Work
Covert Processes at Work

Author: Robert J. Marshak

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Published: 2006-08

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1576757951

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Outlines methodologies for diagnosing and dealing with the "hidden" or covert factors that can subtly sabotage even the most meticulously planned change processes.

Making Sense of Change Management
Making Sense of Change Management

Author: Esther Cameron

Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780749440879

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Written for academics and professionals alike, this book is an attempt to make change easier. It is aimed at anyone who wants to understand wy change happens, how it happens and what needs to be done to make change a welcome, rather than a dreaded concept.

Exploring Morgan’s Metaphors
Exploring Morgan’s Metaphors

Author: Anders Örtenblad

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2016-07-05

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1506318762

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Gareth Morgan’s monumental book, Images of Organization, revolutionized the field of organization theory. In honor of Morgan’s classic text, this edited volume, Exploring Morgan’s Metaphors: Theory, Research, and Practice in Organizational Studies (by Anders Örtenblad, Kiran Trehan, and Linda L. Putnam), illustrates how Morgan’s eight metaphors inform research, practice, and organizational intervention in a variety of contexts. Including contributions from well-known experts in their fields, specifically, Joep Cornelisen, Cliff Oswick, David Grant, and Gareth Morgan, this new text offers fresh perspectives and sets forth new metaphors for conceptualizing organizations in today’s workforce. Readers will gain insights and guidelines into the different ways that Morgan’s metaphors and metaphorical thinking can be used to better understand organizational life, as well as how to study and develop organizations.