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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When we examine an individual ' s behavior in isolation , as we often do , that
notion can be reinforced . However , our culture ' s emphasis on individualism
often blinds us to what we share . Relating is not just something that we do ;
rather , it ...
When we examine an individual ' s behavior in isolation , as we often do , that
notion can be reinforced . However , our culture ' s emphasis on individualism
often blinds us to what we share . Relating is not just something that we do ;
rather , it ...
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12 It should be no surprise that the individual became the unit of analysis in
American social science . In economics , the market model assumes an
aggregate of rationally self - interested individuals . In psychology , the individual
is the subject ...
12 It should be no surprise that the individual became the unit of analysis in
American social science . In economics , the market model assumes an
aggregate of rationally self - interested individuals . In psychology , the individual
is the subject ...
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We treat individuals as partially open systems , and here again , we are led to
treat them as closed for purposes of analysis . But , much like organizations ,
individual boundaries need to be seen as thoroughly porous , if we hope to
understand ...
We treat individuals as partially open systems , and here again , we are led to
treat them as closed for purposes of analysis . But , much like organizations ,
individual boundaries need to be seen as thoroughly porous , if we hope to
understand ...
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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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