New Logics of Organizing

Chapter 11: Working with Integrity

The text outlines that the underlying logic of organizing has changed. No longer can organizing be taken for granted or hierarchies be seen as natural. Empowerment must be taken into account. Nowadays there is a great need within organizations to understand how changes in diversity have created the need for new communications strategies. With a new flatter global economy and work teams that may be seperated by oceans and cultures, companies have had to evolve their strategies and change the way they organize.

Ian Lennie aruges that organizing management favorably compares to poetry. Like poetry, management needs to be organized less by literal language and rationality and more by story and metaphor.

I believe that this part of the chapter is significant because it offers a clear view of how the changing dynamics of the world have created the need to change the way we think. Interpretation here is key. Organizations must be aware that cultural differences and the changing deemographics of the work world have brought new interpretations beyond the classic organization as machine model. Modern managers must be aware of how relationships, issues, and challenges change interpretations within the office.