Organizational metaphors : faith as key to functional organizations

Organizational metaphors : faith as key to functional organizations / Robert B. Huizinga, Debra J. Dean, editors.

This edited volume expands on Morgan's organizational metaphors through the lens of faith to illuminate organizational function. Part I uses metaphor to illustrate dysfunctional organizations, including the impact of dysfunction upon organizational trust, performance, and longevity. Part II exa...

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Other Authors: Huizinga, Robert B., Dean, Debra J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.
Series:Christian faith perspectives in leadership and business.
Subjects:
Management > Religious aspects.
Leadership > Religious aspects.
Leadership > Religious aspects
Management > Religious aspects
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. From Dysfunction to Function: An Expansion of the Organizational Metaphor
  • 2. An Introduction to Organizational Dysfunction
  • 3. White Blood Cell Behavior as an Organizational Metaphor
  • 4. Organization of the Living Dead: The Zombie Enterprise
  • 5. Pygmalion Mirage as an Organizational Metaphor
  • 6. Introducing Workplace Spirituality as a Catalyst to Transform from Dysfunction to Organizational Convergence
  • 7. Shepherding the Flock: Shepherd Leadership in Multi-Cultural Environment
  • 8. Climbing the Corporate Ladder: Using the Ladder as an Organizational Metaphor
  • 9. Vineyard as an Organizational Metaphor
  • 10. Music as an Organizational Metaphor: Deadpan and Expressive Organizations
  • 11. Dystopia as an Organizational Metaphor
  • 12. The Organization as a Mixed Martial Artist: A Metaphor for Environmental Uncertainty
  • 13. The Book Metaphor and its Representation of an Organization
  • 14. Conclusion.

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