Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/193644 
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2012
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[Journal:] Vanguard Scientific Instruments in Management [ISSN:] 1314-0582 [Volume:] 5 [Issue:] 1 [Publisher:] Bulgarian Academic Simulation and Gaming Association (BASAGA) [Place:] Sofia [Year:] 2012 [Pages:] 99-125
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Bulgarian Academic Simulation and Gaming Association (BASAGA), Sofia
Abstract: 
The current article presents and justifies the wise use of natural analogies in teaching Firm culture at the Universities and in consulting activities in organizations, associated with necessary study of an existing firm culture, before undertaking change management initiatives that are intended to ensure lasting effects. The meanings and structures of widely used cultural metaphors such as an iceberg, a tree, an onion, a water-lily, an apple and an egg are described and analyzed here.
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organizational culture
firm culture
natural analogies
common metaphors
cultural levels
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M14
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L2
Z1
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