Comments on: Why didn’t they stand up? Reflections on ritual at a university http://joshfeigelson.wordpress.com/2009/01/13/why-didnt-they-stand-up-reflections-on-ritual-at-a-university/ Thoughts on Torah, Higher Education, and Society Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:12:19 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Jessica Fain http://joshfeigelson.wordpress.com/2009/01/13/why-didnt-they-stand-up-reflections-on-ritual-at-a-university/#comment-53 Jessica Fain Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:46:02 +0000 http://joshfeigelson.wordpress.com/?p=332#comment-53 Josh, I love this piece about the function of ritual in organizations. Bolman and Deal, two very important organizational theorists talk extensively about the "Symbolic Frame" for organizations, and the importance of utilizing myths, story, ritual and ceremony to help people better commit to the organization that forms these symbols. Whereas ritual can be as simple as a morning cup of coffee with the guy you share a cube wall with, ceremony can be utilized to punctuate special events. Both can be used to initiate new members--and Northwestern needs to utilize both to initiate Morty to Northwestern, and Northwestern to Morty. You're an organizational theorist and you don't even know it! Jess Josh,

I love this piece about the function of ritual in organizations. Bolman and Deal, two very important organizational theorists talk extensively about the “Symbolic Frame” for organizations, and the importance of utilizing myths, story, ritual and ceremony to help people better commit to the organization that forms these symbols. Whereas ritual can be as simple as a morning cup of coffee with the guy you share a cube wall with, ceremony can be utilized to punctuate special events. Both can be used to initiate new members–and Northwestern needs to utilize both to initiate Morty to Northwestern, and Northwestern to Morty.

You’re an organizational theorist and you don’t even know it!

Jess

]]> By: Mom http://joshfeigelson.wordpress.com/2009/01/13/why-didnt-they-stand-up-reflections-on-ritual-at-a-university/#comment-52 Mom Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:37:29 +0000 http://joshfeigelson.wordpress.com/?p=332#comment-52 Hi Josh, This was GREAT! Loved the clip of West Wing. And your comments are so right on and thought provoking. I read this word, YOISM, as Yoysm. Thought you had made up a new word. Then is dawned on me that it's probably YO-ISM. Hmmmm... Thanks for further opening my world. xxoo Mom Hi Josh,
This was GREAT!
Loved the clip of West Wing.
And your comments are so right on and thought provoking.

I read this word, YOISM, as Yoysm. Thought you had made up a new word. Then is dawned on me that it’s probably YO-ISM. Hmmmm…
Thanks for further opening my world.
xxoo
Mom

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