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Return to Tamara-Land: Metaphors of Marquis de Sade and Mary Parker Follett on the Yellow Brick Road

2021; Academy of Management; Volume: 2021; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5465/ambpp.2021.12298abstract

2376-7197

R. Duncan M. Pelly, David M. Bøje,

Psychology of Social Influence

Stories have a remarkable way of illustrating theories. This article will use Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to illustrate the tension between Mary Parker Follett’s power with systems and the Marquis de Sade’s power over systems. Through resurrecting the Tamara-land metaphor, we have used intertextuality and literary critique to explore the power dynamics of Dorothy, the Strawman, the Tin Woodman, and the Lion vis a vis the more powerful characters in Oz: The Wizard of Oz, and the Witches of the North, East, and West. This work is of interest to academics and practitioners who wish to explore complex power dynamics in a simple and elegant fashion.