What are Morgan's 8 Organizational Metaphors? An Organization is Like a...

The video explores Gareth Morgan's eight organizational metaphors, each offering a unique perspective on understanding organizations. These metaphors include viewing organizations as machines, organisms, brains, cultures, political systems, psychic prisons, flux and transition, and instruments of domination. By combining these metaphors, one can gain a comprehensive understanding of organizational dynamics and the roles individuals play within them.

How does Morgan describe organizations as political systems, and what implications does this have for management?

What are the characteristics of organizations as psychic prisons, and how can this metaphor be applied in a practical context?

Discuss the concept of organizations as instruments of domination and its relevance in today's business environment.