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" Myths, stories, and organizations : "
edited by Yiannis Gabriel.
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1000702
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b755072
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Myths, stories, and organizations : : premodern narratives for our times /\ edited by Yiannis Gabriel.
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2004.
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1 online resource (xvii, 244 pages)
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0191555827
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: 1280756659
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: 9780191555824
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: 9781280756658
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0199264481
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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The narrative veil : truth and untruths in storytelling / Yiannis Gabriel -- Knowing as desire : Dante's Ulysses at the end of the known world / Silvia Gherardi -- The blind people and the elephant / Peter Case -- Paradise in heaven and on earth : western ideas of perfect (non)-organization / Dimitris J. Kyrtatas -- Overcoming the hydra : leaderless groups and terrorism / Keith Grint -- Divided neither in life, nor in death : friendship and leadership in the story of David and Jonathan / Robert French and Patrick Moore -- The legend of Cú Chulainn : exploring organization theory's heroic odyssey / Donncha Kavanaugh and Majella O'Leary -- The flying Dutchman and the discontents of modernity / Peter Pelzer -- Arachne and Minerva : women, power, and realization / Yvonne Guerrier -- Prometheus unleashed : the quest for knowledge and the promise of salvation through technique / Ulrich Gehmann -- Phaethon : seizing the reins of power / Diana Winstanley -- Demeter and the curse of consumption / Heather Höpfl -- The velveteen rabbit and passionate feelings for organizations / David Sims -- Shy William and the Gaberlunzie girl / Tony Watson.
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Each chapter of this book takes as its starting point a myth, a legend, a story or a fable, and explores its contemporary relevance for a world of globalization, organizations and, consumerism. Each contributor is inspired by a relatively short but rich text which is then used as a springboard for an analysis of contemporary social and organizational realities. The idea behind this book is that by looking at contemporary society through the prism of pre-modern narratives, certain features emerge in sharp relief, while others are found to be entrenched in societies across the ages. The texts that have inspired the authors of this collection differ - some are myths, some are stories, one is a children's tale. The origins of these texts differ, from the scriptural to the folkloric, from high art to oral tradition. What all the texts have in common is a distinct and compelling plot, a cast of recognizable characters with an ability to touch us and speak to us through the ages, and, above all, a powerful symbolic aura, one that makes them identifiable landmarks in storytelling tradition. The driving force behind this project was each author's love for their narratives.; It is not an exaggeration to say that the book is a true labour of love. The chapters are introduced by the editor and are arranged in four parts, each with it own introduction. The chapters in each part spring from stories that share a narrative character, and are labelled as Knowledge Narratives, Heroic Narratives, Tragic Narratives, and Reflecive Narratives. The book offers a set of probing, original and critical inquiries into the nature of human experience knowledge and truth, the nature of leadership, power and heroic achievement, postmodernity and its discontents, and emotion, identity and the nature of human relations in organizations. Different chapters deal, among other things, with the nature of leadership in the face of terrorism, friendship, women's position in organizations, the struggle for identity, the curse of insatiable consumption and the ways the hero and heroine are constructed in our times.
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Management-- Philosophy.
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Organizational behavior.
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Storytelling.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Management Science.
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Management-- Philosophy.
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Organizational behavior.
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Storytelling.
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Organisaties.
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| Dewey Classification
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658.001
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HD58.7.M98 2004eb
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Gabriel, Yiannis,1952-
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