Morgan Images of Organization | Images of Organization

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	• Images of Organization Gareth Morgan Sage Publications, Inc, 2006 - 520 pages average customer review:based on 19 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Single Best MPA Book

This was the single best book of all the books I was required to read for my Masters in Public Administration, and it remains a valued reference in my rather large personal library.

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Morgan Images of Organization

great metaphors from author to help understand organizational thinking but read slowly if you are a concrete thinker. Easy reading really if you think metaphorically. Had to write a paper on psychic prisons, uncanny how true Morgan's analogy is to real workplace environment. This book was better than our required text. Hated the Organizational Behavior instructor I had but loved the book and the subject matter.

Thought Provoking Textbook

The book is not an entry level textbook and does not waste any time getting to the points. It challenges you to think differently about the forces that influence today's organizations and managers. Using metaphors to explain concepts and practices it is easy to understand the material and apply it to any organization, manager, or employee. I did not give the book five stars because it was published in 1998 and so much has changed due to the internet.

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Pedagogy of the Oppressed

Somewhat difficult to read, but the author knew what he was writing as he experienced freedom from oppression. Although it was written in 1970 as experienced in a South American country, it portrays universal truths which apply to experiences in twenty-first century USA.

Since its first publication over twenty years ago, Images of Organization has become a classic in the canon of management literature. The book is based on a very simple premise-that all theories of organization and management are based on implicit images or metaphors that stretch our imagination in a way that can create powerful insights, but at the risk of distortion. Gareth Morgan provides a rich and comprehensive resource for exploring the complexity of modern organizations internationally, translating leading-edge theory into leading-edge practice.

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