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080 _aLRC 12.04.01 M848
100 _aMorgan, Gareth
245 _aImages of organization
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _bSage Pub.
_aThousand OaksUS
_c1997
520 _aExplores the strengths and limitations of 8 metaphors which have been used to portray a broad range of perspectives on the nature and functioning of organizations. Identifies the metaphors as follows: organizations as - machines; organisms; brains; cultures; political systems; psychic prisons; flux and transformation; and, instruments of domination. Points out that each metaphor provides limited insight, and challenges managers to find appropriate ways of seeing, understanding, and shaping their workplace situations.
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