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Article: A Metaphor for Business Success.(Quantum Organizations: A New Paradigm for Achieving Organizational Success and Personal Meaning )(Review)

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Quantum Organizations: A New Paradigm for Achieving Organizational Success and Personal Meaning Ralph H. Kilmann Ph.D. Davies-Black Publishing Palo Alto Calif. 2001, 344 pages, $45.00

During the past 40 years metaphors to the business world have included war, sports, auto racing and even gardening. Some of these reflect male-dominated activities, while others are more commonly associated with women. The newer metaphors tend to be gender neutral. None of them, however, have used the rarefied atmosphere of quantum mechanics or string theory mathematics to provide the foundation for organizing a business, until now.

Using a series of techniques, some as old ...

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