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METAPHOR AND THE DYNAMICS OF KNOWLEDGE IN ORGANIZATION STUDIES: A CASE STUDY OF THE LEARNING ORGANIZATION Theme: The Nature of Learning and Knowledge
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@MISC{P_metaphorand,
author = {Antonacopoulou Elena P and Cornelissen Joep P and Broekhuizen Susanne and Olk Olk Abstract},
title = {METAPHOR AND THE DYNAMICS OF KNOWLEDGE IN ORGANIZATION STUDIES: A CASE STUDY OF THE LEARNING ORGANIZATION Theme: The Nature of Learning and Knowledge},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
The ‘learning organization ’ metaphor has swept through the academic and professional discourses, and has come to be seen by many as ushering in something of a paradigm shift in organizational life. Yet, despite increased acceptance as a critical concept within organization studies, surprisingly little research has been conducted on the ‘learning organization ’ as a metaphor and its subsequent career throughout scientific and extrascientific discourses within the organizational field. Very little is known about the semantic and pragmatic changes that this metaphor has brought with it in both scientific and extrascientific realms. This paper contributes to our understanding of the dynamics of knowledge in organization studies by (1) outlining the discursive role of metaphor in organization studies, and (2) critically reviewing through discourse analysis the genealogy of the ‘learning organization ’ metaphor in scientific and professional discourses.
Keyphrases
organization study case study dynamic knowledge organization study learning organization theme professional discourse learning organization metaphor discursive role learning organization extrascientific realm critical concept little research paradigm shift extrascientific discourse organizational field pragmatic change discourse analysis organizational life subsequent career
