The Oxford Handbook of Metaphor in Organization Studies

Anders Örtenblad

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English

Oxford University Press
15 February 2024

Business strategy; Business innovation; Management decision making

Series: Oxford Handbooks

Metaphors for organization and management have been a subject of strong interest in the area of organizational studies since the 1980s. Metaphors enhance the understanding of organizations and provide a mechanism for critiquing current practices, increasing effectiveness, and improving communication. The Oxford Handbook of Metaphor in Organization Studies provides a comprehensive reference for researchers, educators, and managers. The book comprises twenty-nine chapters, which are authored by over forty contributors, many of whom have played major roles in the development of the field over the years. The theoretical underpinnings of organizational metaphors are explored. An array of metaphorical contexts for understanding management and organizations is presented. The various uses of metaphor as a tool in research, education, and management are addressed, as are the limitations of metaphors. Finally, future research directions related to metaphors in organizational studies and management are proposed.

Volume editor: Anders Örtenblad
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 253mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 35mm
Weight: 1.110kg
ISBN: 9780192895707
ISBN 10: 0192895702
Series: Oxford Handbooks
Pages: 528
Publication Date: 15 February 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Frank J. Barrett: Foreword 1: Anders Örtenblad: Toward an Increasingly Flourishing Use of Metaphor/s in Organization Studies I - Metaphors: Theoretical Considerations 2: Joep Cornelissen: Defining the Role of Metaphor in Organization Studies 3: Cliff Oswick and David Grant: Defining, Refining, and Redefining Metaphor: A Reflective and Generative Discussion with Gareth Morgan 4: Cornelia Müller: Dead and Alive, Sleeping and Waking Metaphors: The Spectrum of Metaphor and the Multimodality of Discourse 5: Hans Christian Garmann Johnsen: The Meaning of a Word II - Metaphors in Management and Organization 6: Kiri Dell, Chellie Spiller, and Nimbus Staniland: Do Indigenous Metaphors Have Universal Applicability? Learnings from M=aori in New Zealand 7: Regine Bendl and Angelika Schmidt: Metaphors for Diversity and Discrimination in and by Organizations 8: Rebecka Arman and Ewa Wikström: Images of the Life Metaphor in Organizational Studies 9: Bertrand Audrin and Eric Davoine: Metaphors of Digital Transformation 10: Barbara Czarniawska: ""Robots at Work"": A Metaphor or a Label? 11: Terri Byers and Charles Owusu: Metaphors for Competition within and between Organizations: The Value and Use of Sports Metaphors 12: Paula Rossi: On Music- and Dance-Related Metaphors for Organization and Management 13: Stephen A. Linstead: Fifty Shades of Organization: Darkness and Light as Metaphors for Processes 14: Anders Örtenblad and Sumeyra Alpaslan-Danisman: On Color Metaphors in Organization Studies III - The Application of Metaphors in Research 15: Mats Alvesson, Yiannis Gabriel, and Jörgen Sandberg: Using Metaphors Critically and Reflexively in Empirical Organizational Research 16: Hermann Mitterhofer and Silvia Jordan: Using Metaphors in Research: Visual Metaphors in Organizations 17: Alan Cienki: Metaphor in Gesture in an Organizational Context 18: Elena Bruni and Claudio Biscaro: Ensuring Validity and Reliability in Empirical Studies on Metaphor in Organizations 19: Lorin Basden Arnold: Just Like a Freefall: The Freedoms and Pitfalls of Critical Metaphor Analysis IV - The Use and Abuse of Metaphors in Settings other than Research 20: Claudio Biscaro and Elena Bruni: Metaphors in the Creative Journey: Using Metaphors in Practice 21: Cynthia Wagner Weick: Using Metaphors in the Management Classroom: Conceptualizing Complexity, Exploring Mindsets, and Driving Change 22: Sonja Sackmann: Metaphors in Action: The Seductive Quality of Metaphors and Ways to Counterbalance It V - Perspective on Metaphor 23: Hugo Gaggiotti, Heather Marie Austin, Peter Case, Jonathan Gosling, and Mikael Holmgren Caicedo: Translating Organizing and Organizational Metaphors: From the Universal to the Particular 24: Jonathan Pinto and Hans Cristian Garmann Johnsen: Metaphors and Valence - Do They Have It? Do They Need It? 25: L. David Ritchie: Jobs and the Mac: Conceptual Metaphors as Cognitive and Rhetorical Resource 26: Michael Reed: Metaphors and Organization Studies: A Critical Realist View 27: Hugo Letiche and Ivo De Loo: Research: Invitation to Metaphor VI - Epilogue 28: Anders Örtenblad: Organizational Metaphors of the Future: Some Suggested Types of Further Research 29: Haridimos Tsoukas: Afterword: Analogy All the Way Down: Analogical Thinking Is at the Core of Understanding Organizations Interpretively"

Anders Örtenblad is Professor of Working Life Science at the University of Agder, Norway. While the majority of his career has been based in the Nordic countries, he has also worked elsewhere including three years in China. He has edited numerous books and journals, including The Oxford Handbook of the Learning Organization (OUP, 2019), and has previously edited various works on metaphor in organization studies with Linda L. Putnam and Kiran Trehan.

Reviews for The Oxford Handbook of Metaphor in Organization Studies

The birth of Conceptual Metaphor Theory in 1980 has given rise to decades of careful cross-cultural analysis of how our abstract conceptualization and reasoning are profoundly shaped by deep systematic metaphors. This present volume incisively investigates the underlying metaphors that frame our understanding of the structures, practices, and values of our organizations, management operations, and research practices. The chapters develop both an analytic posture and also a critical perspective on the uses of those metaphors as they affect people's lives and wellbeing. * Mark Johnson, Phillip H. Knight Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Department of Philosophy, University of Oregon * This exciting Handbook explores how metaphor is fundamental to how we think and perceive reality...This book is the first of its kind to review key contributions and carry forward the subject of metaphor in organizations, suggesting new avenues for research and practice, and posing new questions. It includes contributions from a wide range of renowned international specialists who have been central to the debate on metaphor in organization theory. The scope of the contributors demonstrates the generative power of metaphor to invite different perspectives. It will be an insightful guide for students of organization theory, organizational consultants, or anyone interested in how humans create, negotiate, and share meaning in their personal and public lives through language and interaction. * Dr. Dawn Williams, formerly Dawn Inns, University of Westminster * What a rich and diverse set of excellent authors and chapters on the pivotal role of metaphors in management and organization studies! * Dennis Schoeneborn, Professor of Communication, Organization, and CSR, Copenhagen Business School *