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Images of Organization
- J. Alexander, G. Morgan
- Psychology, Medicine
- 1 March 1988
Preface Part I. An Overview Introduction Part II. Some Images of Organization 2. Mechanization Takes Command: Organizations as Machines Machines, Mechanical Thinking, and the Rise of Bureaucratic… Expand
Paradigms, Metaphors, and Puzzle Solving in Organizational Theory.
- G. Morgan
- Sociology
- 1 December 1980
The paper explores the relationship among paradigms, metaphors, and puzzle solving showing how organization theory and research is constructed upon a network of assumptions that are… Expand
Sociological Paradigms and Organisational Analysis: Elements of the Sociology of Corporate Life
- G. Burrell, G. Morgan
- Sociology
- 2 March 2017
Contents: Introduction. Part I In Search of a Framework: Assumptions about the nature of social science Assumptions about the nature of society Two dimensions: four paradigms. Part II The Paradigms… Expand
Accounting as reality construction: Towards a new epistemology for accounting practice
- G. Morgan
- Sociology
- 1988
Abstract Accountants often see themselves as objective appraisers of reality, representing reality “as is”. This paper takes a different view, arguing that accountants typically construct reality in… Expand
Imaginization:The Art of Creative Management
- G. Morgan
- Psychology
- 20 April 1993
Imaginization Introducing a New Competence for Turbulent Times Looking in the Mirror Strategic Termites On Spider Plants 'Political Football' 'We're a Blob out of Water' 'Futureblock' 'Boiling Dry'… Expand
More on Metaphor: Why We Cannot Control Tropes in Administrative Science.
- G. Morgan
- Sociology
- 1 December 1983
Gareth Morgan In the December 1982 issue of ASQ, Pinder and Bourgeois ("Controlling Tropes in Administrative Science") attempted to highlight dangers stemming from the use of metaphor and related… Expand
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