Metaphor and Organizations - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803976291 ISBN 13: 9780803976290

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 1996

Synopsis

The use of metaphors underpins the expectations, behavior, and strategies that govern all aspects of organizational life, including the theory and study of organizations. Metaphor and Organizations collects critical essays from renowned scholars in the field that analyze the role of metaphor. It not only extends existing debates concerning metaphor and the analysis of organizations but also generates new concepts and theories. The contributors provide an understanding of how metaphors work and familiarize the reader with key areas of debate concerning their use. They consider the role of metaphor in creating new theories of organization and in reinterpreting existing theories as well as go beyond the theoretical context to examine the metaphor in light of organizational experience. In this volume the metaphor reveals itself as a potentially powerful tool with which to manage the organization, affecting attitudes and behavior, and relevant in real organizational situations. In addition, the book offers an agenda for the use of metaphors in organization research and suggests new directions that this research might take. Metaphor and Organizations brings together a rich collection of authoritative views on the use of metaphors in organizations and organization studies. It will be of particular interest to all students and academics in management/organizational theory, behavior, and development as well as industrial/organizational psychology.

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About the Author

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. 

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803976291
• ISBN 13: 9780803976290
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272
• Editor: Grant David, Oswick Clifford