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Pathological Orgs

2009-12-10 04:28:10.903565+01 by meuon 1 comments

Why does the word pathological contain: "logical"? I don't know. There are some interesting thoughts in: The Gervais Principle with my favorite quick quote:

"...organizations don’t suffer pathologies; they are intrinsically pathological constructs."

Lots of other interesting links. No, I've never watched the show, now I feel compelled to.

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#Comment Re: made: 2009-12-10 15:09:13.412348+01 by: m

Pathos and logia, the roots of pathology, literally mean the study of suffering. Just like biology and biological

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