Organizational Epics and Sagas: Tales of Organizations Book

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Introduction to the Trilogy: Mythologies of Organizational Everyday Life Monika Kostera Kostera, Monika 1

Introduction to Organizational Epics and Sagas: The Mythologization of Organization Monika Kostera Kostera, Monika 9

1 The Myth of Entrepreneurship Maria Aggestam Aggestam, Maria 14

2 Living with the Myth of Unattainable Technology Ulla Eriksson-Zetterquist Eriksson-Zetterquist, Ulla 26

3 Goddess: A Story of Myth and Power Monica Lee Lee, Monica 40

4 Oedipus in the Land of Organizational Darkness Yiannis Gabriel Gabriel, Yiannis 51

5 The Myth of Corporate Size in Public Service Companies: The Case of Toscana Energia SPA Giuseppe Grossi Grossi, Giuseppe 65

6 Bureaucrats and Heretics: Gendering Mythology Daniel Ericsson Ericsson, Daniel Pernilla Nilsson Nilsson, Pernilla 80

7 The Myth of the Virtual Organization Kym Thorne Thorne, Kym 93

8 Heroic Villains: The Badlands of Economy and Organization Martin Parker Parker, Martin 105

9 Merging the Myths: A Study of the Effect of Organizational Mythmaking in an Organizational Merger David Sims Sims, David 118

10 The Myth of Management as Art and the Management of Art as Myth Katja Lindqvist Lindqvist, Katja 131

11 The Cosmogonic Duel Jerzy Kociatkiewicz Kociatkiewicz, Jerzy 142

12 The Pan American Dream and the Myth of the Pioneer Gabrielle Durepos Durepos, Gabrielle Jean Helms Mills Mills, Jean Helms Albert J. Mills Mills, Albert J. 156

Bibliography 169

Index 187