Mythical Inspirations for Organizational Realities

1. Introduction to the Trilogy: Mythologies of Organizational Everyday Life
Monika Kostera

2. Introduction to Mythological Inspirations for Organizational Realities
Monika Kostera

3. Reflections of Medusa
Heather Höpfl

4. Heavy Metal Managing
Magnus Forslund

5. The Superheroes
Henrietta Nilson

6. Cats, Turtles, Grinches and Pachyderms: Mythical Inspirations for Organizational Realities in Dr Seuss
Jo A. Tyler

7. Possessed by the Organization? Dante’s Inferno on Earth
Przemysław Piątkowski

8. Eve Harrington and All About Alliances
Krzysztof Klincewicz

9. Representations of the Ideal as Symbols of Subversion
Christina Schwabenland

10. The Displaced World of Risk Management: Covert Enchantment in a Calculative World
Peter Pelzer, Peter Case

11. Divine Inspiration for Deities?
Frederic Bill, Anders Hytter

12. Living Between Myths: Experiences at Wells Fargo Bank
David M. Boje, Anna Linda Musacchio Adorisio

13. Heinz Von Stem on the Myth of Myths: Confessions of a Master Mythmaker
Pierre Guillet Monthoux

14. Leading and Learning Through Myth and Metaphor
Lena Fritzén

15. Open Sesame or Pandora’s Box? Concluding Remarks on Organizing, Archetypes and the Power of Mythmaking
Monika Kostera

Keywords: Business and Management, Organization, Management