Lessons from Oz: balance and wholeness in organizations
Jerry Biberman
(University of Scranton, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA)
Michael Whitty
(University of Detroit‐Mercy, Birmingham, Michigan, USA, and)
Lee Robbins
(Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California, USA)
1943
Abstract
The 1899 book and the 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz hold a permanent influence on US culture. In this article we describe how the Wizard of Oz’s story can serve as a metaphor for balancing energies and organizational transformation at all levels. Just as the spiritual transformation of a person must be initiated from within, so organizations must discover the inner power to balance energies and transform themselves into more humane systems.
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Citation
Biberman, J., Whitty, M. and Robbins, L. (1999), "Lessons from Oz: balance and wholeness in organizations", Journal of Organizational Change Management, Vol. 12 No. 3, pp. 243-254. https://doi.org/10.1108/09534819910274035
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1999, MCB UP Limited