Q. How can I find case study articles about metaphors in organizations?

To find articles that talk about metaphors in organization theory, go to the Library Search

1. Search: "organization* theory"  AND metaphor*  in the "Everything" tab of the  Primo search box.

2.  Click search, and use the menu to the left of your search results to limit using Subject filter, see this view of search results.  And since the filters change with initial selection, here is another view selecting more filters:  https://www.screencast.com/t/gk8Oo6SZm

More search options:

Morgan AND metaphor AND business AND case stud*  (limited to Subject filters)

Metaphors AND organizations AND function*  AND case study  (limited to Peer review; Subject filters, saved and then added more Subject filters)

Metaphors AND "organization* theory" AND function* AND case study (limited to Subject filter)

"organization* theory" AND case study  (limited using Subject filters and then reapplying more Subject filters)

     TIP:  can try Subject filters again as they change with the initial selection!

• If you locate one helpful resource, it can lead to others, see:  How can one good source lead me to other good sources?
• See this link showing where in selecting one of the articles from the search results, can find related or similar results.
• And from the PQ article you can launch a new search using indexing terms, see:
  • Select Indexing terms to launch new search in PQ
  • View of search in PQ

List of Morgan's 8 metaphors of organizations:  machine, organism, brain, culture, political system, psychic prison, flux and transformation, and instrument of domination

Examples: 

Search:   brain metaphor AND management AND organization

Search:   "organization as machine" 

• Note:  suggest using the Subject filter for limiting results on each of the suggested search options listed above.  Select Studies for case studies and then review Subject filter again to see if case study or case studies are listed!

Here are options for filtering/limiting search results:

• What limiting or filtering options do library databases offer?
• Can I explore books or articles by subject?

Here are more narrow search options:   

• Search:  "psychic prison" business "case study" Morgan
• Search:  "Organization as Machine" case study
• Search:  "Organization as Instrument of Domination" case study

Suggestion:  Try doing a Google Scholar search

TIP:  Make sure you link the Google Scholar results to APUS Library, follow this link to learn how to do this!

• "case studies" AND metaphors AND "organizational functionality"
• "organizational metaphors" AND "case studies"
• "organizational leadership and culture"

 Here is a helpful article:

Svejvig, P., & Nielsen, A.-D. F. (2014). Leading by Metaphors –A Case Study of a Mega IT Project in a Danish Bank. Journal of Organizational Knowledge Communication, 1(1), 31–.