TY - BOOK AU - Michał Chmielecki AU - Łukasz Sułkowski PY - 2016 CY - Berlin, Germany PB - Peter Lang Verlag SN - 9783631716120 TI - Metaphors in Management – Blend of Theory and Practice DO - 10.3726/b10714 UR - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1054950 N2 - This book will help managers understand organizations in non-quantitative manner. The modern-day managers are challenged with dealing with these constantly increasing complexities in the pursuit of efficiency and effectiveness. They must understand how constant changes influence their tasks so they can contribute to establishing a fast-reacting organization. The authors analyze how metaphors can serve as methods or tools that provide insight into how organizations function, and how best to deal with making them successful in a state of permanent change. KW - Modern-day managers, Efficiency, Effectiveness, Fast-reacting organization, Strategic management, Organizational change and innovation LA - English ER -