This book presents a novel and comprehensive process theory of
organization applicable to 'a world on the move', where connectedness
prevails over size, flow prevails over stability, and temporality
prevails over spatiality.The framework developed in the book draws
upon process thinking in a number of areas, including process
philosophy, pragmatism, phenomenology, and science and technology
studies. Salient ideas from these schools are carefully woven into a
process theory of organization, which makes the book not only a
thought provoking theoretical contribution, but also a much-needed
glimpse into the challenges of organizing in a complex and moving
world. Taking a distinctly temporal view of organizational life the
author shows how actors continually carve out their temporal existence
from being in the flow of time. This on-going work, in which
technologies, concepts, and social actors take part, is crucial for
the making of any type of organizational formation. A key construct of
the book is that of events, which provide force, movement, and
historicity to organizational life. The book is suitable for scholars
and advanced level students in organization studies, management
studies, technology studies, and sociology. It contains a number of
practical examples to illustrate the theoretical framework.
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ISBN
9780191664731
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Vendor
OUP Oxford
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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