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Metaphor and Organizations

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A collection of views on the use of metaphors in organizations and organization studies. The book provides an introduction to the use of metaphor in organization studies, outlines key areas of debate, explains how metaphors contribute to creating new theories about organizations and demonstrates how metaphors impact on organizational ability. Part One considers the role of metaphor in creating new theories of organization and in reinterpreting existing theories. Part 2 explores metaphor in organizational discourse and language, showing how the construction of different metaphors can provide powerful tools with which to manage the organization. Part Three investigates the relevance of metaphors in real organizational situations and how they actually impact on attitudes and behaviour. Part Four of the book offers an agenda for the use of metaphors in organizational research and suggests new directions that research might take.

Author Biography:

Cliff Oswick is Professor of Organization Theory at The Business School (formerly known as Cass), City, University of London (and previously served as Deputy Dean between 2011 and 2016).  Before joining Cass, he spent 4 years at Queen Mary, University of London as Dean of the Faculty of Law & Social Sciences.  His research interests focus on the study of organizing processes and non-traditional approaches to organizational change.  He has published over 150 academic articles and contributions to edited volumes. He is an Associate Editor for Journal of Change Management, a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, an Associate Editor for Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, an elected member of the National Training Laboratory, former chair of the board of trustees for the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations (2014-2020), and previously served as chair of the Organization Development and Change Division of the Academy of Management (2015-2020).  Cliff has also undertaken a variety of executive education and consultancy assignments for private and public sector organizations. 
Release date Australia
October 14th, 1996
Audiences
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Contributors
  • Edited by Clifford Oswick
  • Edited by David Grant
Pages
272
Dimensions
156x234x14
ISBN-13
9780803976306
Product ID
3101010

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