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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Technical rationality is also closely akin to the notion of " instrumental reason " as
it was discussed by Max Horkheimer ( 1947 ) . Instrumental reason is the narrow
application of human reason solely in the service of instrumental aims . Until the ...
Technical rationality is also closely akin to the notion of " instrumental reason " as
it was discussed by Max Horkheimer ( 1947 ) . Instrumental reason is the narrow
application of human reason solely in the service of instrumental aims . Until the ...
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Scientific thinking , rationality , reason itself , was set over against nature ; indeed
, intervened against nature in order to transform it into a place fit for rational
cognition . Religion , art , politics , everything was changed , because humankind
...
Scientific thinking , rationality , reason itself , was set over against nature ; indeed
, intervened against nature in order to transform it into a place fit for rational
cognition . Religion , art , politics , everything was changed , because humankind
...
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There is reason for some ambiguity here , partly because the above deck crews
stay with the routes and the engineering people are attached to their vessels .
The implications of choosing one over the other are instructive . Revenues are ...
There is reason for some ambiguity here , partly because the above deck crews
stay with the routes and the engineering people are attached to their vessels .
The implications of choosing one over the other are instructive . Revenues are ...
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Contents
Acknowledgments | 1 |
Metamyth in the Culture of Organizations | 39 |
The Managerial Metamyth in Childrens Literature | 57 |
Copyright | |
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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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