This article discusses the use of script theory in organizational settings and in the understanding of unconscious individual and group processes that may impair organizational effectiveness. The concept of organizational ideology is proposed as an alternative way to analyze external adaptation and internal integration in organizations. Four basic types of organizational scripts are presented.
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