Important information about organization

1. ORGANIZATION
AS FOOD
SARTHAK SADANI
ARCHITA SAXENA
SHRIYANSH JAIN
ROUNAK CHAKRAWARTI

2. Meaning of organization as
food
01
Further explanation
02
Utility
03
Limitations
04
Agenda
Style

3. Meaning
• Metaphor of an organisation as food refers to
comparing it to a dish.
• Organisational behaviour has various aspects.
• These various aspects can be described using
food as an analogy.
• For example, composition, ingredients and
cooking process.

4. Further explanation
• Organization can be seen as a well balanced
meal.
• Each component or department is seen as
an ingredient to overall flavour or success.
• Organization leaders may be seen as chefs,
responsible for choosing the right ingredients,
combining them and cooking it to perfection.

5. Utility and
advantages
• Helps in communicating the idea that an
organization is made up of different parts that
should work together to be successful.
• Emphasis is also on the right kind of
ingredients and that the organization is well
prepared and functioning.

6. • This metaphor is a very simplified
version of an organization
• In reality, an organization has many
nuances.
• It may not be able to capture real
world complications faced by
companies.
• Subject to biases and limitations of
the user of metaphor.
Limitations

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