Las metáforas organizacionales

Abstract

Resumen El ardculo examina las tres metáforas organizacionales: la máquina, el organismo y la cultu-ra, a fin de explicar la complejidad de las organizaciones. Palabras clave: metáfora, máquina, organismo, cultura. Abstract. The organizationalr metaphors Besides the recognition, in this article, of the metaphors' importance like organizations' heuristic tools, our aim will be centered in the three metaphors anaiysis: the machine, the organism and the culture. Each one of these metaphors has an explanation of limited capacity. The organization complexity can't be understood reporting only the rationai and techmical dimension, as its happens, for instance, with the mechanical explanation. Othenvise it can't also be cir-cunscribed to its symbolic side, like in the culture case. The understanding of the organizational reality implies the interconnection of all these metaphors. Each them apprehend different aspects of the organization, giving rise to a variety of insights, always fruitful.