Natural analogies among organizational culture models

Artikel

The current article presents and justifies the wise use of natural analogies in teaching Firm culture at the Universities and in consulting activities in organizations, associated with necessary study of an existing firm culture, before undertaking change management initiatives that are intended to ensure lasting effects. The meanings and structures of widely used cultural metaphors such as an iceberg, a tree, an onion, a water-lily, an apple and an egg are described and analyzed here.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: Vanguard Scientific Instruments in Management ; ISSN: 1314-0582 ; Volume: 5 ; Year: 2012 ; Issue: 1 ; Pages: 99-125 ; Sofia: Bulgarian Academic Simulation and Gaming Association (BASAGA)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
• Subject: organizational culture ; firm culture ; natural analogies ; common metaphors ; cultural levels

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Dimitrov, Kiril
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Bulgarian Academic Simulation and Gaming Association (BASAGA)
• (where): Sofia
• (when): 2012

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.5281/zenodo.1434850
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/193644
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET