LOC 211 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12-14: Cyanoacrylate, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Loose Coupling

• School: Northwestern University
• Department: Learning and Organizational Change
• Course: LOC 211
• Professor: Douthit

Document Summary

The symbolic frame forms an umbrella for ideas from several disciplines including: organizational theory, sociology, political science, magic, neurolinguistic programming. The symbolic frame distills ideas from diverse sources into ve suppositions: what is most important is not what happens but what it means, activity and meaning are loosely coupled. Events and actions have multiple interpretations as people experience situations differently: facing uncertainty and ambiguity, people create symbols to resolve confusion, The symbolic frame sees life as allegorical, more serendipitous than linear. An organization"s culture is revealed and communicated through its symbols. Myths explain, express, legitimize, and maintain solidarity and cohesion. Symbols take many forms in organizations: myth, vision, and values, heroes and heroines, fairy tales and stories, rituals and ceremonies, metaphor, humor, and play. Ceremonies serve four major roles: socialize, stabilize, reassure, convey messages to external constituencies. Myths, values and vision bring cohesiveness, clarity, and direction in the presence of confusion and mystery.