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标题：Metaphor: Imagery Devices Used by Morgan to Describe Organizations as Culture and Psychic Prisons
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作者：Lisa M. Renz
期刊名称：Emerging Leadership Journeys
电子版ISSN：1941-4684
出版年度：2009
卷号：2
期号：1
出版社：Regent University School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship
摘要：This article demonstrates the practical applications of metaphors in diagnosing problems and developing new theories in organizational development. Metaphors are defined as imagery tools that provide insight to complex issues, thus advancing the study of organizational change. They are liberating in orientation and provide fresh perspectives to both new and existing phenomenon. Metaphors benefit organizations by describing shared reality in organizations. In his book, Images of Organizations, Morgan used metaphors to describe organizations as cultures and psychic prisons. His use of metaphor provides a perspective of the unconscious factors that affect organizations. This article compares Morgan’s use of metaphor to Biblical principles, thus giving a Biblical perspective.