The Tacit OrganizationPart of a series which provides contemporary studies on applied behavioural science, this volume focuses on the tacit organization. Topics include metapattern in the culture of organizations; the managerial metamyth in children's literature; and the symbolic approach to the study of organizations. |
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Chapter IV The Managerial Metamyth in Children ' s Literature Since ancient
times , literature has served as a medium for instructing youth in the manners and
morals of society , and for introducing them to the major problems of adult life .
Chapter IV The Managerial Metamyth in Children ' s Literature Since ancient
times , literature has served as a medium for instructing youth in the manners and
morals of society , and for introducing them to the major problems of adult life .
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20 Sale ( 1978 ) observes correctly that literary criticism of children ' s books is in
its infancy . Most of the publications on children ' s literature are focused in other
directions . Overwhelmingly , they take an instrumental orientation to children ' s ...
20 Sale ( 1978 ) observes correctly that literary criticism of children ' s books is in
its infancy . Most of the publications on children ' s literature are focused in other
directions . Overwhelmingly , they take an instrumental orientation to children ' s ...
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If symbolic material from the larger culture informs contemporary organizational
life , and if the managerial metamyth is a key portion of this larger , informing
culture , then we would expect images , beliefs , and symbols from children ' s
stories ...
If symbolic material from the larger culture informs contemporary organizational
life , and if the managerial metamyth is a key portion of this larger , informing
culture , then we would expect images , beliefs , and symbols from children ' s
stories ...
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Contents
Acknowledgments | 1 |
Metamyth in the Culture of Organizations | 39 |
The Managerial Metamyth in Childrens Literature | 57 |
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| Title | The Tacit Organization Volume 8 of Contemporary studies in applied behavioral science Volume 8 of Tcg Translations |
| Authors | Virginia Hill Ingersoll, Guy B. Adams |
| Publisher | JAI Press, 1992 |
| ISBN | 155938297X, 9781559382977 |
| Length | 280 pages |
| Subjects | › Social Science / General |
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