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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Once a year , the general manager would go to Olympia to submit an annual
operating budget . Until the mid - seventies the process was less than perfunctory
. The general manager would take the previous year ' s budget out of a drawer ...
Once a year , the general manager would go to Olympia to submit an annual
operating budget . Until the mid - seventies the process was less than perfunctory
. The general manager would take the previous year ' s budget out of a drawer ...
Page 132
Prior to 1979 , the Assistant Secretary had focused on capital programs for the
ferry system , not on ferry system operations . Capital programs better fit the
matrix of DOT operations , which itself is heavily involved in capital projects in the
act of ...
Prior to 1979 , the Assistant Secretary had focused on capital programs for the
ferry system , not on ferry system operations . Capital programs better fit the
matrix of DOT operations , which itself is heavily involved in capital projects in the
act of ...
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The family metamyth , like other metamyths , represents not an actual description
of an organizations ' s operations , but a meaning map of how things ought to be .
Within this myth system sustaining relationships is paramount , and traditions ...
The family metamyth , like other metamyths , represents not an actual description
of an organizations ' s operations , but a meaning map of how things ought to be .
Within this myth system sustaining relationships is paramount , and traditions ...
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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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