Images of organization
By: Gareth Morgan.
Edition: Executive ed., 1st ed.
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers; Sage Publications; Sage Publications, Inc
Published: 1998
Place of publication: San Francisco, Calif; Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 349
Subjects: Organization.; Organizational behavior.; Management.
Description: This pioneering work is based on a simple premise with profound implications: All organization and management theories are based on images, or metaphors, with paradoxical effects: they can create profound insights but also great distortions. With this seminal work, Gareth Morgan shows how managers can broaden and deepen their understanding of organization and organizational problems, and use powerful new metaphors to shape new ways of working.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-333) and index.