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| Author: | Meisiek, S. Barry, D. |
| Title: | Through the looking glass of organizational theatre: analogically mediated inquiry in organizations |
| Journal: | Organization Studies
2007 : DEC, VOL 28:12, 1805-1827 |
| Index terms: | organizations |
| Freeterms: | organizational theatre looking glass effect process theory analogies metaphors |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Organizational theatre (henceforth as: org-th.) is nowadays used as a vehicle for analogically mediated inquiry, helping people understand their organization better and hence, necessitating change. With a combination of interview, visual and survey methods, this article looks into a long-term org-th. effort, aiming to find out the analogical effects org-th. has on employees' understanding of their place of employment. The paper introduces a so called looking glass effect, where interpretations are in constant movement due to perspectives within an org-th. getting skewed and greater messages and message makers losing importance. From a broader point of view, this article contributes to the discussion of analogical thinking in organization studies. |
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