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| Author: | Mutch, A. |
| Title: | Organization theory and military metaphor: Time for a reappraisal? |
| Journal: | Organization
2006 : NOV, VOL. 13:6, p. 751-769 |
| Index terms: | organization theory organizational structure |
| Freeterms: | metaphors |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | In a 'conventional' use of military (here as: mil.) metaphor (as: meth.), used attributes would be like 'hierarchical organization', 'vertical communication' etc. in contrast to a looser form of organization based on the meth. of the network. However, this article argues that mil. practice is more complex, with examples of considerable autonomy within the constraints of central direction. It is suggested that this might be a more useful meth. and also that simplistic uses of mil. meth. divert the attention away from the functions played by management hierarchies. |
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