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The Poetic Logic of Administration is an investigation of the most important organizational forms of our time, theoretically as well as practically. Central to the presentation are four main trends: the rational bureaucracy, the human network, the harmonious system and the strong culture.
The book provides a new and challenging picture of these organizational forms. Difficult to capture in common logical terms, they appear to follow a certain pattern: a ''poetic logic''. They are, for example, enacted as various literary dramas: comedy, tragedy etc. They are also marked by different conceptions of the world - such as the metaphorical and the ironic - and by different explanatory ideals.
Kaj Skoldberg''s book contains a rhetorical analysis of the styles of modern administration and the changes they have undergone. This is a groundbreaking work, offering new interpretations and critical re-evaluations of the individual approaches to organization, including their ''gurus''

Table of Contents
Introduction 1. Poetics: Styles of Organizing 2. The Tragic Power Machine of the Rational Classics 3. Romance with Human Relations 4. The Comedy of the Self-Regulating Machine 5. Satire: The Culture of Opposition 6. Da Capo: Organizational Culture.

The Poetic Logic of Administration Styles and Changes of Style in the Art of Organizing Routledge Studies in Management Organizations and Society

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Published 9 December 2014
      ISBN-13 9780415868259
      978-0415868259
      ISBN-10 0415868254
      Also in:
      Office management Sociology: work and labour

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Poetic Logic of Administration is an investigation of the most important organizational forms of our time, theoretically as well as practically. Central to the presentation are four main trends: the rational bureaucracy, the human network, the harmonious system and the strong culture.
      The book provides a new and challenging picture of these organizational forms. Difficult to capture in common logical terms, they appear to follow a certain pattern: a ''poetic logic''. They are, for example, enacted as various literary dramas: comedy, tragedy etc. They are also marked by different conceptions of the world - such as the metaphorical and the ironic - and by different explanatory ideals.
      Kaj Skoldberg''s book contains a rhetorical analysis of the styles of modern administration and the changes they have undergone. This is a groundbreaking work, offering new interpretations and critical re-evaluations of the individual approaches to organization, including their ''gurus''

      Table of Contents
      Introduction 1. Poetics: Styles of Organizing 2. The Tragic Power Machine of the Rational Classics 3. Romance with Human Relations 4. The Comedy of the Self-Regulating Machine 5. Satire: The Culture of Opposition 6. Da Capo: Organizational Culture.

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