Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and LeadershipJohn Wiley & Sons, 2013 M01 9 - 512 pages In 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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... emphasize artistry. Overemphasizing the rational and technical side of an organization often contributes to decline or demise. Our counterbalance emphasizes the importance of art in both management and leadership. Artistry is neither ...
... emphasize artistry. Overemphasizing the rational and technical side of an organization often contributes to decline or demise. Our counterbalance emphasizes the importance of art in both management and leadership. Artistry is neither ...
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... emphasizes goals, specialized roles, and formal relationships. Structures— commonly depicted by organization charts—are designed to fit an organization's environ- ment and technology. Organizations allocate responsibilities to ...
... emphasizes goals, specialized roles, and formal relationships. Structures— commonly depicted by organization charts—are designed to fit an organization's environ- ment and technology. Organizations allocate responsibilities to ...
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... emphasizing certainty and control . The other is a more expressive , artistic conception encouraging flexibility , creativity , and interpretation . The first sees managers as techni- cians ; the second sees them as leaders and artists ...
... emphasizing certainty and control . The other is a more expressive , artistic conception encouraging flexibility , creativity , and interpretation . The first sees managers as techni- cians ; the second sees them as leaders and artists ...
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... emphasizes an understanding of people, with their strengths and foibles, reason and emo- tion, desires and fears. The political frame sees organizations as competitive arenas charac- terized by scarce resources, competing interests, and ...
... emphasizes an understanding of people, with their strengths and foibles, reason and emo- tion, desires and fears. The political frame sees organizations as competitive arenas charac- terized by scarce resources, competing interests, and ...
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... emphasizes the value of “system maps” that clarify how a system works. Con- sider “Chainsaw Al” Dunlap, CEO of Scott Paper in the early 1990s. Dunlap was proud of his nickname and his turnaround at Scott. He raised profits and market ...
... emphasizes the value of “system maps” that clarify how a system works. Con- sider “Chainsaw Al” Dunlap, CEO of Scott Paper in the early 1990s. Dunlap was proud of his nickname and his turnaround at Scott. He raised profits and market ...
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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