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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Ruth Benedict ( 1967 ) , for instance , has defined myths as primarily novelistic
tales , something like folk tales , but fundamentally tales of the supernatural world
. Because supernatural forces expressed in story form do not constitute an ...
Ruth Benedict ( 1967 ) , for instance , has defined myths as primarily novelistic
tales , something like folk tales , but fundamentally tales of the supernatural world
. Because supernatural forces expressed in story form do not constitute an ...
Page 57
Here we explore one element of that symbolic baggage , children ' s literature , to
see how it is informing the images , ideas , and symbols of organizational life .
We have chosen to look at these stories and tales for two reasons : First , they are
...
Here we explore one element of that symbolic baggage , children ' s literature , to
see how it is informing the images , ideas , and symbols of organizational life .
We have chosen to look at these stories and tales for two reasons : First , they are
...
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He carefully distinguishes folk and fairy tales , such as “ Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs , ” “ Cinderella , " and " Little Red Riding Hood , ” from the so -
called children ' s literature generated in modern times ( Bettelheim , 1977 , pp .
19 , 24 ) ...
He carefully distinguishes folk and fairy tales , such as “ Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs , ” “ Cinderella , " and " Little Red Riding Hood , ” from the so -
called children ' s literature generated in modern times ( Bettelheim , 1977 , pp .
19 , 24 ) ...
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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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