Metaphors in Management - Blend of Theory and Practice

Studying metaphors modern-day managers will be better prepared to understand organizations and how to deal best with the circumstances they are challenged. The authors analyze how metaphors can serve as methods or tools that provide insight into how organizations function, and how best to deal with making them successful.

This book will help managers understand organizations in non-quantitative manner. The modern-day managers are challenged with dealing with these constantly increasing complexities in the pursuit of efficiency and effectiveness. They must understand how constant changes influence their tasks so they can contribute to establishing a fast-reacting organization. The authors analyze how metaphors can serve as methods or tools that provide insight into how organizations function, and how best to deal with making them successful in a state of permanent change.

Autorentext

Michal Chmielecki is Assistant Professor at Clark University (USA) and the University of Social Sciences in Lodz (Poland).

Lukasz Sulkowski is Professor of Economics and Humanities. He is Chair of HEI Management Department at the Faculty of Management and Social Communication of the Jagiellonian University (Poland), at Clark University (USA) and the Chair of the Management Department at the University of Social Sciences in Lodz (Poland). He is Vice-President of the Polish Accreditation Committee.

Inhalt

Metaphors in management Metaphors of organizations Metaphors of conflict Negotiation metaphors Metaphor in consulting Coaching metaphors Metaphors in economic discourse Metaphors in strategic management Metaphors in knowledge sharing Metaphors for creativity and problem solving Metaphor in organizational change and innovation