Lessons from Oz: balance and wholeness in organizations

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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Year of publication:	1999
Authors:	Biberman, Jerry ; Whitty, Michael ; Robbins, Lee
Published in:	Journal of Organizational Change Management. - MCB UP Ltd, ISSN 1758-7816, ZDB-ID 2020442-5. - Vol. 12.1999, 3, p. 243-254
Publisher:	MCB UP Ltd
Subject:	Individual behaviour \| Metaphors \| Organizational behaviour \| Organizational change

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	conceptual-paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1108/09534819910274035 [DOI]
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