The Organization of Hypocrisy

Download or read book The Organization of Hypocrisy written by Nils Brunsson and published by . This book was released on 1992-03-26 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based 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.