The Organization of Hypocrisy: Talk, Decisions and Actions in OrganizationsBased on a series of empirical studies spanning several years, this book explores the ways in which organizations produce ideology and how the tension between ideology and action can actually benefit organizational legitimacy and survival. Through interviews with managers and analysis of numerous organizations, the author examines the roles that individuals play in legitimizing the role of institutions and how the relationship between action and politics within institutional environments determines their structure and policies. |
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Politics in Practice | 40 |
Politics Again | 55 |
Decisions as Transition Between Politics and Action | 71 |
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