Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership

Preface ixAcknowledgments xvPART ONE Making Sense of Organizations 11 Introduction: The Power of Reframing 32 Simple Ideas, Complex Organizations 25PART TWO The Structural Frame 433 Getting Organized 454 Structure and Restructuring 715 Organizing Groups and Teams 93PART THREE The Human Resource Frame 1136 People and Organizations 1157 Improving Human Resource Management 1358 Interpersonal and Group Dynamics 157PART FOUR The Political Frame 1799 Power, Conflict, and Coalition 18110 The Manager as Politician 20111 Organizations as Political Arenas and Political Agents 217PART F I V E The Symbolic Frame 23512 Organizational Symbols and Culture 23913 Culture in Action 26514 Organization as Theater 279PART S I X Improving Leadership Practice 29515 Integrating Frames for Effective Practice 29716 Reframing in Action: Opportunities and Perils 31317 Reframing Leadership 32518 Reframing Change in Organizations 35919 Reframing Ethics and Spirit 38520 Bringing It All Together: Change and Leadership in Action 399Epilogue: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership 419Appendix: The Best of Organizational Studies 423Bibliography 427The Authors 467Name Index 469Subject Index 481