Myths, stories, and organizations : premodern narratives for our times /
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 a...
| Други автори: | Gabriel, Yiannis, 1952- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2004.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
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Print version::
Myths, stories, and organizations. |
Съдържание:
- 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 Cu 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 Hopfl
- The velveteen rabbit and passionate feelings for organizations / David Sims
- Shy William and the Gaberlunzie girl / Tony Watson.