The Oxford Handbook of Metaphor in Organization Studies

Metaphors for organization and management have been a subject of strong interest in the area of organizational studies since the 1980s. Metaphors enhance the understanding of organizations and provide a mechanism for critiquing current practices, increasing effectiveness, and improving communication. The Oxford Handbook of Metaphor in Organization Studies provides a comprehensive reference for researchers, educators, and managers. The book comprises twenty-nine chapters, which are authored by over forty contributors, many of whom have played major roles in the development of the field over the years. The theoretical underpinnings of organizational metaphors are explored. An array of metaphorical contexts for understanding management and organizations is presented. The various uses of metaphor as a tool in research, education, and management are addressed, as are the limitations of metaphors. Finally, future research directions related to metaphors in organizational studies and management are proposed.

Anders "Ortenblad is Professor of Working Life Science at the University of Agder, Norway. While the majority of his career has been based in the Nordic countries, he has also worked elsewhere including three years in China. He has edited numerous books and journals, including The Oxford Handbook of the Learning Organization (OUP, 2019), and has previously edited various works on metaphor in organization studies with Linda L. Putnam and Kiran Trehan.

Foreword, Frank J. Barrett1. Toward an Increasingly Flourishing Use of Metaphor/s in Organization Studies, Anders "OrtenbladI - Metaphors - Theoretical Considerations2. Defining the Role of Metaphor in Organization Studies, Joep Cornelissen3. Defining, Refining and Redefining Metaphor: A Reflective and Generative Discussion with Gareth Morgan, Cliff Oswick and David Grant4. Dead and Alive, Sleeping and Waking Metaphors: The Spectrum of Metaphor and the Multimodality of Discourse, Cornelia Müller5. The Meaning of a Word, Hans Christian Garmann JohnsenII - Metaphors in Management and Organization6. Do Indigenous Metaphors have Universal Applicability? Learnings from M?ori in New Zealand, Kiri Dell, Chellie Spiller and Nimbus Staniland7. Metaphors for Diversity and Discrimination in and by Organizations, Regine Bendl and Angelika Schmidt8. Images of the Life Metaphor in Organizational Studies, Rebecka Arman and Ewa Wikström9. Metaphors of Digital Transformation, Bertrand Audrin and Eric Davoine10. "Robots at Work": A Metaphor or a Label?, Barbara Czarniawska11. Metaphors for Competition within and Between Organizations: The Value and Use of Sports Metaphors, Terri Byers and Charles Owusu12. On Music and Dance Related Metaphors for Organization and Management, Paula Rossi13. 50 Shades of Organization: Darkness and Light as Metaphors for Processes, Stephen A. Linstead14. On Color Metaphors in Organization Studies, Anders "Ortenblad and Sumeyra Alpaslan-DanismanIII - The Application of Metaphors in Research15. Using Metaphors Critically and Reflexively in Empirical Organizational Research, Mats Alvesson, Yiannis Gabriel and Jörgen Sandberg16. Using Metaphors in Research: Visual Metaphors in Organizations, Hermann Mitterhofer and Silvia Jordan17. Metaphor in Gesture in an Organizational Context, Alan Cienki18. Ensuring Validity and Reliability in Empirical Studies on Metaphor in Organization, Elena Bruni and Claudio Biscaro19. Just Like a Freefall: The Freedoms and Pitfalls of Metaphor Analysis, Lorin Basden ArnoldIV - The Use and Abuse of Metaphors in Settings Other than Research20. Metaphors in the Creative Journey: Using Metaphors in Practice, Claudio Biscaro and Elena Bruni21. Using Metaphor in the Management Classroom: Conceptualizing Complexity and Driving Change, Cynthia Wagner Weick22. Metaphors in Action: The Seductive Quality of Metaphors and Ways to Counterbalance it, Sonja SackmannV - Perspective on Metaphor23. Translating Organizing and Organizational Metaphors: From the Universal to the Particular, Hugo Gaggiotti, Heather Marie Austin, Peter Case, Jonathan Gosling, Mikael Holmgren Caicedo24. Metaphors and Valence - Do They Have It? Do They Need It?, Jonathan Pinto and Hans Cristian Garmann Johnsen25. Jobs and the Mac: Conceptual Metaphors as Cognitive and Rhetorical Resource, David Ritchie26. Metaphors and Organization Studies: A Critical Realist View, Michael Reed27. Research: Invitation to Metaphor, Hugo Letiche and Ivo de LooEpilogue28. Organizational Metaphors of The Future: Some Suggested Types of Further Research, Anders "OrtenbladAfterword, Haridimos Tsoukas