In his Images of Organization, Gareth Morgan explains this diversity in the field of organization theory and describes different perspectives on the organizations using metaphors. He identifies eight metaphors: 1. Organizations as Machines, 2. Organizations as Organisms, 3. Organizations as Brains, 4. Organizations as Cultures, 5. Organizations as Political Systems, 6. Organizations as Psychic Prisons, 7. Organizations as Flux and Transformation, 8. Organizations as Instruments of Domination.