Metaphorical images of an organization: The power of symbolic constructs in reading change in higher education organizations

Simsek H.

HIGHER EDUCATION, cilt.33, sa.3, ss.283-307, 1997 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 1997
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1023/a:1002969512291
  • Dergi Adı: HIGHER EDUCATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.283-307
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Based on interviews with 24 faculty members at a large, public university, this article reports the use of metaphors as a new conceptual strategy to analyze change in higher education organizations. Results of the study indicate that strategic choices guiding the behavior of the organization under study and the metaphorical images held by the faculty members about their organization show a high degree of congruence. Implications for change and maintenance of enacted realities in higher education organizations are discussed.