Images of Organization has already established itself as a classic that has influenced management thinking throughout the world. This Revised Edition takes Gareth Morgans achievement one step further, providing the kind of organizational `radar system needed to negotiate the demands of the twenty-first century. In this monumental work, leading-edge theory is translated into leading-edge practice. The new edition carefully preserves the qualities and strengths of the original, while delivering new insights on todays ...
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Images of Organization has already established itself as a classic that has influenced management thinking throughout the world. This Revised Edition takes Gareth Morgans achievement one step further, providing the kind of organizational `radar system needed to negotiate the demands of the twenty-first century. In this monumental work, leading-edge theory is translated into leading-edge practice. The new edition carefully preserves the qualities and strengths of the original, while delivering new insights on todays managerial challenges. Morgan shows the manager how to view the organization by using his renowned creative images and metaphors. In a sequence of path-breaking chapters he demonstrates how to mobilize the insights of different metaphors: to manage and design organizations in new ways; to develop novel understandings of the relationships between organization and environment; to create learning organizations with the intelligence of a living brain; to explore the intricacies of corporate culture and politics of organizational life; to understand the unconscious dimensions of organization; to translate the implications of the new science of chaos and complexity into practical management strategies; and to confront and deal with the negative impacts that organizations often have on society and the natural world. No other management book covers so much ground while developing the implications for management with such force.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Book contains pen & pencil markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 800grams, ISBN: 0761906312.
This book is a cornerstone work in the field of Organizational Analysis/Behavior. More specifically, this book is an excellent starting point in learning to create analogies to gain insight into organizations and better understand them and the behavior of people within them.
I used this book in an Organizational Behavior class in an MBA program, and it was a vital source for my research paper.
Whether you are in grad school (e.g. MBA, PhD in business) or an executive wanting to better understand the "analogy method" of organizational analysis, this book is a great first step and will most certainly lead you to dig deeper into this fascinating field of research.
