Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership (Jossey Bass Business & Management Series)
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ISBN: 0787964271 / Publisher: Jossey-Bass, August 2003
Bolman (leadership, University of Missouri) and Deal (education, University of Southern California) describe four frames through which to view all types of organizations. They show how the structural, human resource, political, and symbolic frames can be employed to find new opportunities in organizations. This third edition highlights current developments in leadership and presents new case histories from organizations such as eBay, Enron, and the US Marine Corps. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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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: The Structural Frame: how to organize and structure groups and teams to get resultsThe Human Resource Frame: how to tailor organizations to satisfy human needs, improve human resource management, and build positive interpersonal and group dynamicsThe Political Frame: how to cope with power and conflict, build coalitions, hone political skills, and deal with internal and external politicsThe Symbolic Frame: how to shape a culture that gives purpose and meaning to work, stage organizational drama for internal and external audiences, and build team spirit through ritual, ceremony, and story
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