Abstract
The concept
of the zombie enterprise could be a metaphor to explain a toxic organizational
environment. While zombies are typically portrayed as grossly disfigured,
half-dead humans who prey on their victims in an attempt to eat, infect, or
kill them; in the zombie enterprise these individuals use the characteristics
of self-centeredness and power to infect and subvert an organization. This
metaphor offers a way of illustrating the causes and effects of organizations
that decline into unethical, immoral, and even illegal activities for personal
or institutional control. The zombie enterprise comes to life through an
examination of the organizational design, environment, boundaries, and
culture.
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