Myth systems and politics help to establish the internal context of organizational settings, and thus are quite important processes contributing to more meaningful interpretations of events and phenomena in organizations. Both processes have been studied, albeit, independently. In the present article, the argument is made that the integration of these two processes provides a potentially richer understanding of the dynamic processes of intraorganizational contexts, which is critical to effective organizational change. Examples are used to illustrate specific points and suggestions for research and practice are proposed.
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