Conflicting Uses of Metaphors: Reconceptualizing Their Use in the Field of Organizational Change
揭示组织变革文献中隐喻使用背后的多元且常被忽视的假设，这些分歧反映了组织理论中更广泛的本体论和认识论冲突。作者提出一种反思性方法，帮助组织分析者批判性地审视隐喻使用中的假设，并探讨其对未来研究的意义。
Diverse and often unacknowledged assumptions underlie the use of metaphors in the organizational change literature. This diversity is symptomatic of broader ontological and epistemological conflicts within organization theory. To gain a critical awareness of the assumptions underlying their use of metaphors, organizational analysts can use a reflexive approach. This approach entails addressing four issues: representation, enunciation, separation, and routinization. The organizational change literature is used to illustrate the implications of this approach for future research.