1. Why Study Organisation Theory?

Question 0

What are Gareth Morgan’s eight metaphors for understanding organisations?

Answer 0

Machines
Organisms
Brains
Cultures
Political Systems
Psychic Prisons
Flux and Transformatiom
Instruments of Domination

Question 1

What are the three main perspectives of organisation theory?

Answer 1

Modern (science ideal)
Symbolic-interpretive (personality ideal)
Postmodern (relativism)