Organizational Symbolism: A Topic to Expand Organizational Analysis

Authors
Dandridge, Thomas C. Mitroff, Ian Joyce, William F.
Citation
C. Dandridge, Thomas et al., Organizational Symbolism: A Topic to Expand Organizational Analysis, Academy of Management review , 5(1), 1980, pp. 77-82
Journal title
Academy of Management review → ACNP
ISSN journal
03637425
Volume
5
Issue
1
Year of publication
1980
Pages
77 - 82
Database
ACNP
SICI code
Abstract
Our basic purpose in this paper is twofold: (1) to call attention to "organizational symbolism," an important aspect of all institutions that has been virtually ignored, and (2) to suggest questions for a comprehensive research program for studying this topic.