The SAGE Handbook of Process Organization Studies by Ann Langley

The SAGE Handbook of Process Organization Studies by Ann Langley

The SAGE Handbook of Process Organization Studies provides a comprehensive and timely overview of the field. This volume offers a compendium of perspectives on process thinking, process organizational theory, process research methodology and empirical applications. The emphasis is on a combination of pedagogical contributions and in-depth reviews of current thinking and research in each of the selected areas, combined with the development of agendas for future research. The Handbook is divided into five sections: Part One: Process Philosophy Part Two: Process Theory Part Three: Process Methodology Part Four: Process Applications Part Five: Process Perspectives

Langley and Tsoukas have gathered together a roster of thoughtful scholars who reflect on the theories, methods and applications of process analysisFor experienced scholars, it is a useful birds-eye view for reflecting on the field as a whole and on the ‘process turn’ in organizational studies. For new scholars, this volume provides a series of hand holds for becoming effective process researchers.
-- Sarah Kaplan

The SAGE Handbook of Process Organization Studies is a remarkable collection of scholarship - a way station where scholars with an interest in process questions can pause to take stock of the field, regroup, and continue to unpack how anything organizational arises, flourishes, and expires over time. While each of the five sections in the book forms a stepping stone for navigating one aspect of contemporary process organizing, the sections collectively constitute a comprehensive roadmap for guiding the field for years to come. Editors Ann Langley and Hari Tsoukas deserve praise for imagining the volume, solidifying the process agenda, and making a major contribution to the field of process organization studies. 

-- Claus Rerup

Chapter 41 in this compelling Handbook is titled, "Making process visible: alternatives to boxes and arrows." That title describes the essence of all 42 of these chapters, written by a remarkable assemblage of seasoned process scholars. Fluid times demand fluid organizing and these authoritative discussions provide deep insights into ways that flows of flux and hunches are patterned. Langley and Tsoukas have created an invaluable guide that helps everyone transform the ineffable into vivid experience. 

-- Karl Weick

This wonderful collection of essays unpacks the field of Process Organization Studies, guiding the reader through its roots in process philosophy and relationship to core theoretical and methodological approaches, to explore the meaning of a process perspective on key topics in contemporary organizational theory. With thoughtful, richly illustrated, and often provocative contributions from an extremely distinguished, international set of process scholars, the Sage Handbook of Process Organization Studies offers both a comprehensive overview for the novice researcher, and a deep dive into this increasingly influential field for those already familiar with its core ideas.

-- Sally Maitlis

Over the last four decades, a ‘process turn’ has gradually taken place within organization studies and the social sciences more broadly. This handbook provides an invaluable source for students and academics who want to understand what a process perspective is, and what it has to offer organization studies. Langley and Tsoukas have skillfully compiled an impressive set of chapters by leading process scholars, covering the entire spectrum of process organization studies: from process philosophy, process theory, process methodology to process applications. A rare intellectual treat indeed!

-- Jörgen Sandberg

Grounded in diverse ontologies, this Handbook is the magnum opus of process work in organizational studies. Featuring an all-star cast of scholars, this volume covers the vast landscape of process issues from philosophical roots to methodological challenges to applications in such arenas as strategy, leadership, entrepreneurship, and sustainability, among others. It defines the breadth and depth of this work, distills knowledge from process studies in the field, and provides cutting-edge thinking about contemporary issues. It is a must-read volume for process researchers and an essential reference work for all organizational scholarship. 

-- Linda Putnam

Haridimos Tsoukas, The Columbia Ship Management Professor of Strategic Management, University of Cyprus

Haridimos Tsoukas is the Columbia Ship Management Professor of Strategic Management at the University of Cyprus, and a Distinguished Research Environment Professor of Organization Studies at Warwick Business School, University of Warwick. He served as the Editor-in-Chief of Organization Studies
(2003-2008), is a co-founder and co-convener of the annual International Symposium on Process Organization, and co-editor of the Perspectives on Process Organization Studies. He is an Honorary Member of the European Group of Organization Studies and a recipient of the Joan Martin Trailblazer Award
from the OMT Division of the American Academy of Management (2016). He is interested in, among other things, practical reason and the epistemology of practice, and applying process and phenomenological perspectives to organization theory.

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ISBN 13	9781446297018
ISBN 10	1446297012
Title	The SAGE Handbook of Process Organization Studies
Author	Ann Langley
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Publisher	Sage Publications Ltd
Year published	2016-12-28
Number of pages	678
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