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FALL 1983

INTERNATIONAL STUDIES OF

MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION

Organization Theories, Symbolism, and Ideology

GUEST EDITOR: Angela M. Bowey

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International Studies of Management & Organization FALL 1983/VOL. XIII, NO. 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Organization Theories, Symbolism, and Ideology

GUEST EDITOR: Angela M. Bowey Strathclyde Business School

University of Strathclyde (Scotland)

PREFACE Angela M. Bowey (United Kingdom) 3

IDEOLOGY AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR Jean F. Hartley (United Kingdom) 7

THOUGHT IN ORGANIZATIONS Paul Jeffcutt (United Kingdom) 35

ORGANIZATION TYPE, FORMALITY OF PARTICIPATION, BELIEFS ABOUT WORK, AND RATIONALES FOR PARTICIPATION

John W. Dickson (USA) 43

EFFICIENCY AND RELATED RULES FOR ORGANIZATIONAL ACTION

Claes Gustaf sson (Finland) 62

MYTHS AND THEORIES OF ORGANIZATION: THE IMPACT OF ORGANIZATIONAL INTERPRETATIONS

Angela M. Bowey (United Kingdom) 69

THE ROLE OF MFACEM IN THE ORGANIZATIONAL PERCEPTIONS OF CHINESE MANAGERS

S. G. Redding and Michael Ng (Hong Kong) 92

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A THEORY OF FORMAL ORGANIZATION AND MANAGERIAL PERCEPTIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE: AN EXPLANATORY VIEW

Prithpal Singh (India) 124

UNDERLYING VALUES AND INTUITION IN STRATEGIC DECISIONS

Henrik Gahmberg (Finland) 132

CENTRALIZATION AND DECENTRALIZATION AS ORGANIZATIONAL MYTHS

Lena Kolarska (Poland) 144

MAKING SENSE OF UNSEEMLY BEHAVIOR IN ORGANIZATIONS

Barry A. Turner (United Kingdom) 164

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