Organizations as Theatre: A Social Psychology of Dramatic AppearancesThis book presents compelling arguments for the concept of theatre as a coherent and internally consistent model for understanding organizational behaviour. It spells out the full dimensions of such a model, tracing the historical and contemporary roots and extent of more partial efforts to use the same model. |
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Introduction | 1 |
Organizing Metaphors | 11 |
Life and Theatre | 27 |
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