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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Page 97
It was not uncommon for several members of a single family to be employed by
the ferry system , particularly at the terminals and in the fleet . For instance , the
names of Brazeau , Byrne , and Thorsen , were well known in the system .
It was not uncommon for several members of a single family to be employed by
the ferry system , particularly at the terminals and in the fleet . For instance , the
names of Brazeau , Byrne , and Thorsen , were well known in the system .
Page 151
The Marine Superintendent The lone member of the fleet among the top three
managers was the Marine Superintendent , Captain Tom Sonnenfeldt , one of the
few people who survived the overwhelming management turnover that had ...
The Marine Superintendent The lone member of the fleet among the top three
managers was the Marine Superintendent , Captain Tom Sonnenfeldt , one of the
few people who survived the overwhelming management turnover that had ...
Page 179
Paul had also taken note of the prevailing mythology , which held that people had
been brought in from the fleet to manage , but that , in the case of the
maintenance division , these peoplewho were outstanding engineers - were not
always ...
Paul had also taken note of the prevailing mythology , which held that people had
been brought in from the fleet to manage , but that , in the case of the
maintenance division , these peoplewho were outstanding engineers - were not
always ...
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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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