超越摩根八种隐喻:补充与发展组织理论

Beyond Morgan’s eight metaphors: Adding to and developing organization theory

HUMAN RELATIONS · 2016
被引 58
人大 AFT50ABS 4

中文导读

介绍特刊文章如何通过新隐喻、子隐喻、元隐喻等方式补充或重新思考摩根的八种组织隐喻,并呼吁学者加深对摩根隐喻的理解。

Abstract

This introduction examines the contributions of articles in this special issue to organization theory, especially efforts to rethink or add to Morgan’s metaphors and to generate new organizational images. In general, the articles in this issue offer new metaphors and sub-metaphors and enrich specifications for two of Morgan’s images. Moreover, they address ways of rethinking Morgan’s images through developing meta-metaphors and comparing his images with other sets of metaphors. In addition, the contributors to this special issue rely on a number of ways to generate new metaphors, namely through evaluation and critique, empirical and experiential observations, fantasy, and conceptual development. This introduction concludes with an appeal for scholars to increase their knowledge of Morgan’s metaphors, especially what they are and what they entail.

组织理论隐喻管理学社会学