Synopses & Reviews
Images of Organization has already established itself as a classic that has influenced management thinking throughout the world. This current edition takes Gareth Morgan's achievement one step further, providing a rich and comprehensive resource for exploring the complexity of modern organizations. In this monumental work, leading-edge theory is translated into leading-edge practice. The Second Edition of Images of Organization carefully preserves the qualities and strengths of the original while delivering new insights into today's managerial challenges. Gareth Morgan shows managers how to view their organization by using his renowned creative images and metaphors. Images of Organization, Second Edition challenges and reshapes how we think about organization and management in the most fundamental way. In a sequence of path-breaking chapters Morgan demonstrates how we can: Mobilize the insights of different metaphors to manage and design organizations in new ways Develop novel understandings of the relationships between organization and environment Create learning organizations with the intelligence of a living brain * Explore the intricacies of corporate culture and the politics of organizational life Understand the unconscious dimensions of organization Translate the new science of chaos and complexity into practical management strategies 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. Gareth Morgan is a master of the links between theory and practice. He has a gift for stripping complex ideas to fundamentals andfor fusing a kaleidoscope of insights into practical schemes for reading and shaping organizational life.
Synopsis
Images of Organization has already established itself as a classic that has influenced management thinking throughout the world. This Revised Edition takes Gareth Morgan's 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 today's 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
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 433-462) and index.