title: The organization zoo: a fable.
abstract: In the parable that follows, we have exaggerated animal behavior to show the importance of ego niches that people make for themselves in organizations. The parable illustrates the difficulty supervisors have in juggling individual egos, organizational needs, and change. We are all familiar with the moral of this fable: ¿The more things change, the more they stay the same.¿
authors.affiliation: Penn State Harrisburg, Middletown, PA, USA.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Bruhn
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Chesney
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D000818:Animals; D001519:Behavior; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D004532:Ego; D006801:Humans; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010559:Personnel Management; D014481:United States; D014925:Wit and Humor as Topic