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... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization studies encyc > approaches to organization theory > metaphor and organization

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metaphor and organization  

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  • Metaphors influence the way we describe, analyze, and theorize organizations. The creation of a metaphor involves the literal meaning of a phrase or word being applied to a new context in a figurative sense. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies; Metaphor and Organization]

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