Gareth Morgan Libros

Gareth Morgan's book is designed to develop the art of reading and understanding organizations. He works from the premise that our theories and explanations of organizational life are based on metaphors that lead us to see and understand organizations in distinctive, yet partial ways. He demonstrates how the use of different metaphors provides new ways of managing and designing organizations. His book also stands as a treatise on metaphorical thinking that contributes to both the theory and practice of organizational analysis.

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.

This book marshals ideas, stories, cases, exercises, and snippets of information that will help the reader to gain a broad-based understanding of the nature and functioning of modern organizations. Designed to complete the book "Images of Organization". Part I provides entertaining ways of broadening perspective and of develop- ing creative approaches to how we interpret the world around us. Part II presents different angles on organiza- tion. Each invites to see and appre- ciate a different aspect of organiza- tional functioning, and to unravel their connections and significance. Part III Provides Cases and Exercises

This manual draws upon the author's experience in teaching organization and management courses at a variety of levels to present a flexible approach adaptable to the needs of a variety of audiences. Morgan demonstrates how he uses specific cases and exercises to encourage students to look at situations in a new light and to consider creative solutions to problems. An appendix includes additional samples of course outlines, an alternative group project assignment and specific teaching aids.