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BL
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1034294
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b788664
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Mythical inspirations for organizational realities /\ edited by Monika Kostera.
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| Publication Statement
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Basingstoke [England] ;New York :: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2008.
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xiv, 189 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm
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0230515738
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: 0230583598
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: 9780230515734
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: 9780230583597
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-181) and index.
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| Contents
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Reflections of Medusa / Heather Höpfl -- Heavy metal managing / Magnus Forslund -- The superheroes / Henrietta Nilson -- Cats, turtles, grinches and pachyderms : mythical inspirations for organizational realities in Dr Seuss / Jo A. Tyler -- Possessed by the organization? Dante's Inferno on Earth / Przemysław Piątkowski -- Eve Harrington and all about alliances / Krzysztof Klincewicz -- Representations of the ideal as symbols of subversion / Christina Schwabenland -- The displaced world of risk management : covert enchantment in a calculative world / Peter Pelzer and Peter Case -- Divine inspiration for deities? / Frederic Bill and Anders Hytter -- Living between myths : experiences at Wells Fargo Bank / David M. Boje and Anna Linda Musacchio Adorisio -- Heinz Von Stem on the myth of myths : confessions of a master mythmaker / Pierre Guillet de Monthoux -- Leading and learning through myth and metaphor / Lena Fritzén -- Open sesame or Pandora's box? Concluding remarks on organizing, archetypes and the power of mythmaking / Monika Kostera.
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| Abstract
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"Myth typically brings to mind something not true, a false belief or erroneous idea - or else tales of the spiritual domain. Mythical Inspirations for Organizational Realities looks at myths as part of our everyday organizational lives, and reflects on uses of mythology as allegories or metaphors where the plot or theme lies in the tales' focus. The mythical narratives presented in this volume serve as metaphors of an organizational issue that can take inspiration from or be better understood through the myth to reveal an archetypal dimension of organizing and organizations."--Jacket.
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Myth.
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Organization.
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Symbolism in organizations.
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Myter.
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Myth.
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Organisation.
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Organization.
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Symbolism in organizations.
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Symbolism.
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| Dewey Classification
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302.3/5
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HD31.M98 2008
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C936clc
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| Added Entry
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Kostera, Monika,1963-
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