Exploring Morgan’s Metaphors: Theory, Research, and Practice in Organizational Studies, 1st Edition

Exploring Morgan’s Metaphors: Theory, Research, and Practice in Organizational Studies, 1st Edition

Exploring Morgan’s Metaphors: Theory, Research, and Practice in Organizational Studies, 1st Edition

eBook
Author(s):Anders Örtenblad, Kiran Trehan, Linda L. Putnam
Format: Original PDF
Published year: 2016
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Language: English
ISBN: 9781506318776, 9781506318769, 9781506318783, 9781506318790

Summary

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.
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