A new edition of the book will be available 24/8. Only as eBook.
Western culture is a culture of hope. There is a long tradition of
hoping not only for mundane, reasonably realistic events; people tend also to
hope for the eventual realization of grand ideals and lofty principles. This
book explains how great hopes can be kept afloat...
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A new edition of the book will be available 24/8. Only as eBook.
Western culture is a culture of hope. There is a long tradition of
hoping not only for mundane, reasonably realistic events; people tend also to
hope for the eventual realization of grand ideals and lofty principles. This
book explains how great hopes can be kept afloat in the face of discouraging
experiences - why people often fail to learn from experience, but continue to
believe in unrealized and unrealistic ideals.
How does the dream of the perfectly rational organization survive in a
world which has little room for it? In this innovative and inspiring book Nils
Brunsson analyses how managers and other organization members can maintain
their hope for the rational organization, even though they and others have
failed to attain it. He relies on several empirical studies of organizational
reforms which were based on this ideal.
Hope gives rise to stability. The has been a long tradition in
organization theory of questioning the realism and usefulness of the rational
ideal, but hope keeps this ideal alive. By applying various "mechanisms of
hope", managers and others can continue to hope for the rational
organization and continue their attempts at reform.
Forlag:
CBS Press
Sprog:
Engelsk
Illustreret:
Ja
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