Book Review: Images of organization by Gareth Morgan

Abstract

This book outlines a trajectory of leadership development from the battlegrounds of post-Renaissance Europe to the modern offices and factories of America, Japan, and Europe. We are given a detailed history of how leadership has developed through the ages with citations referencing great philosophers on the subject of organizational leadership, like Peter Senge and Edwards Deming. Overall, the author does provide evidence for his views and his book does seem to be well-researched, but he does not seem to fully comprehend everything that he reads or he only researches with the intention of assuaging his own confirmation bias. I will get into this criticism when I discuss the strengths and weaknesses of his book.

Keywords: Leadership, Implications for Superintendents, Strengths and weaknesses of the book