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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As a result , there is a natural bias toward projects and project results that can fit a
two - year perspective . However , a two - year horizon is antithetical to long -
range planning built around a mission and carefully constructed objectives , so ...
As a result , there is a natural bias toward projects and project results that can fit a
two - year perspective . However , a two - year horizon is antithetical to long -
range planning built around a mission and carefully constructed objectives , so ...
Page 147
As a result , there was a great need for change when the DOT came into
existence and the ferry system was subsumed by it . Ferry people had a lot of
pride in their original system , however , and so there was great resistance to
changing it .
As a result , there was a great need for change when the DOT came into
existence and the ferry system was subsumed by it . Ferry people had a lot of
pride in their original system , however , and so there was great resistance to
changing it .
Page 176
As a result , maintenance personnel had to spend the first several days after the
vessel arrived preparing to do work , so maintenance took more time than it
needed to . Moreover , the Maintenance Division suffered from a brushfire
syndrome ...
As a result , maintenance personnel had to spend the first several days after the
vessel arrived preparing to do work , so maintenance took more time than it
needed to . Moreover , the Maintenance Division suffered from a brushfire
syndrome ...
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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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