Title: Experiencing organizations /
Authors: Fineman, Stephen; Gabriel, Yiannis, 1952-
Publisher: Sage Publications,
Year: 1996
Subjects: Organizational behavior; Organizational sociology; Organization; Organizations
Abstract: Told through the fresh, sharp eyes of new organizational recruits, these sometimes comic, often traumatic, but always vivid and revealing accounts of organizations have much to say to learners and old hands alike. Grouped in sections on 'images', 'winning and losing' and 'survival and injuries', the narratives encompass a wide gamut of themes and issues. These include power and politics in organizations; organizational cultures and change; gender and discrimination; appearances and 'realities'; leaders and followers; and emotion, motivation and stress. We also encounter the coldly competitive features of businesses where processes such as restructuring, rationalization and downsizing are increasingly commonplace.
Contents: 1. Images and mirages -- 2. Performance and impressions -- 3. Red tape -- 4. Functions and ceremonies -- 5. The gods -- 6. Winners and losers -- 7. Compliance and resistance -- 8. Games -- 9. Who gets the blame? -- 10. Networks and empires -- 11. In at the deep end -- 12. Behind closed doors -- 13. Injuries and insults -- 14. Sexual harassment -- 15. Surviving.