Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and LeadershipIn this third edition of their best-selling classic, authors Lee Bolman and Terrence Deal explain the powerful tool of "reframing." The authors have distilled the organizational literature into a comprehensive approach for looking at situations from more than one angle. Their four frames view organizations as factories, families, jungles, and theaters or temples:
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... Enron, and a friendly-fire tragedy in the skies over Iraq in 1994)to show how managers' everyday theories can lead to catastrophe. We explain basic factors that make organizational life complicated, ambiguous, and unpredictable; discuss ...
... Enron, and a friendly-fire tragedy in the skies over Iraq in 1994)to show how managers' everyday theories can lead to catastrophe. We explain basic factors that make organizational life complicated, ambiguous, and unpredictable; discuss ...
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... Enron had been voted the most innovative of Fortune's “Most Admired Companies” (McLean, 2001, p. 60). In September 2001, with reported earnings of over $1 billion a year and an annual growth rate of 68 percent, it ranked thirtieth on ...
... Enron had been voted the most innovative of Fortune's “Most Admired Companies” (McLean, 2001, p. 60). In September 2001, with reported earnings of over $1 billion a year and an annual growth rate of 68 percent, it ranked thirtieth on ...
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... Enron imploded; many wondered if he had jumped ship because he foresaw the iceberg dead ahead. But when asked about Enron's crash, he claimed, “I had no idea the company was in anything but excellent shape” (p. C-1). Skilling and his ...
... Enron imploded; many wondered if he had jumped ship because he foresaw the iceberg dead ahead. But when asked about Enron's crash, he claimed, “I had no idea the company was in anything but excellent shape” (p. C-1). Skilling and his ...
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... Enron's former CEO: “There were no problems at Enron while Jeffrey K. Skilling was running the company. Or at least, none that he noticed: [in his testimony to Congress] Mr. Skilling may not have persuaded many listeners. But he did ...
... Enron's former CEO: “There were no problems at Enron while Jeffrey K. Skilling was running the company. Or at least, none that he noticed: [in his testimony to Congress] Mr. Skilling may not have persuaded many listeners. But he did ...
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... Enron that managing partner Rajat Gupta sent his chief lawyer down to Houston after Enron's collapse to see if the consulting company might be in legal trouble. The lawyer reported that McKinsey was safe, and Gupta insisted bravely, “We ...
... Enron that managing partner Rajat Gupta sent his chief lawyer down to Houston after Enron's collapse to see if the consulting company might be in legal trouble. The lawyer reported that McKinsey was safe, and Gupta insisted bravely, “We ...
Contents
PART TWO THE STRUCTURAL FRAME | 41 |
PART THREE THE HUMAN RESOURCE FRAME | 111 |
PART FOUR THE POLITICAL FRAME | 181 |
PART FIVE THE SYMBOLIC FRAME | 239 |
PART SIX IMPROVING LEADERSHIP PRACTICE | 301 |
APPENDIX THE BEST OF ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES SCHOLARS HITS AND POPULAR BESTSELLERS | 435 |
REFERENCES | 439 |
NAME INDEX | 459 |
SUBJECT INDEX | 471 |
Other editions - View all
Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership Lee G. Bolman,Terrence E. Deal Limited preview - 2003 |
Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership Lee G. Bolman,Terrence E. Deal No preview available - 2013 |
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