There is a danger that the insights of the metaphor can be used to exploit the unconscious for organizational gain
A final limitation , and indeed danger, of the metaphor is that it raises the specter of an Orwellian world where we attempt to manage each other’s minds. W emoted in the couture chapter how an awareness of importance of corporate culture has sent many manager and management theorists hurrying to find ways of managing culture. In highlighting the role of the unconscious in organization , there is a danger that many will now want to find ways of managing the unconscious as well.
This, of cause ,is impossible because the unconscious is by nature uncontrollable. While it is possible to act in a way that is sensitive to the existence and role of the unconscious in everyday life knowledge of the unconscious does not produce blueprints for reform. The psychic prison metaphor promotes a style of critical thinking and awareness that can help us penetrate many of the complexities of organizational life. But it does not provide the easy and solution to problems that many managers may wish to find