A Theory of Organizing by Barbara Czarniawska
Barbara Czarniawska, renowned theorist and author, illustrates how organization theory has changed over the past decade, shifting focus from structures to processes, from organizations to organizing. In this book, she offers a processual view of organizing as it has emerged, and develops a theory based on multiple field studies and recent theoretical insights. The author argues that the constructionist perspective, inherent in much of current social science reasoning, helped organization theorists to realize that everything flows, even if change itself can become stable. Referring to a variety of field studies conducted in several countries and cultures, she demonstrates that the global economy and its ally, information technology, have paved the way for organizing across corporate and national borders. Mergers and acquisitions are now mundane events, and markets have become more virtual than ever, even as ideas travel across the world, and are translated into local practices. Provocative in its questioning of established truths in the field of organizational studies, this book will challenge and stimulate organizational theoreticians and organizational practitioners. It will also prove lively reading for academics from a range of backgrounds, including sociology, business administration, and the political sciences.
'A short book can be a great bookThis is the case with A Theory of Organizing - a book that is broad in terms of the scope of its ambitions, transdisciplinary in terms of it theoretical inspirations, and pedagogical in terms of its expression. . . A Theory of Organizing is a particularly valuable read across a wide range of audiences, from academics to practitioners.' -- Eduard Bonet, Scandinavian Journal of Management
'This book offers an ensemble of theory, methodology and examples of a lived experience narrated by a prominent academic in the field. . . It deserves a place on the reading list of many courses on organizational theory. Barbara Czarniawska's ability to project her transitions from theory to the world, from the world to the world of research, and from research to researchers is admirable.' -- Noora H. Alghatam and Tony Cornford, Management Learning
'A Theory of Organizing, grabs one's attention from the first page. . . a cavalcade of highly original ideas wrapped in a story that is as rewarding in its insights as it is provocative in its implications.' -- Mary Jo Hatch, Organization Studies
'This statement by a, if not the, leading organization scholar of our time provides a provocative, insightful synthesis of 40 years of Czarniawska's work with that of other organization scholars, as well as philosophers, feminists, and intellectuals of other stripes. Czarniawska calls for studying the practices of organizing rather than framing organizations as fixed entities and for studying how they are produced - or performed - rather than how they ideally work. If followed, her advice will improve organization studies and help us educate students about the many paradoxes that characterize organizational life.' -- Patricia Yancey Martin, Florida State University, US
'This book offers an ensemble of theory, methodology and examples of a lived experience narrated by a prominent academic in the field. . . It deserves a place on the reading list of many courses on organizational theory. Barbara Czarniawska's ability to project her transitions from theory to the world, from the world to the world of research, and from research to researchers is admirable.' -- Noora H. Alghatam and Tony Cornford, Management Learning
'A Theory of Organizing, grabs one's attention from the first page. . . a cavalcade of highly original ideas wrapped in a story that is as rewarding in its insights as it is provocative in its implications.' -- Mary Jo Hatch, Organization Studies
'This statement by a, if not the, leading organization scholar of our time provides a provocative, insightful synthesis of 40 years of Czarniawska's work with that of other organization scholars, as well as philosophers, feminists, and intellectuals of other stripes. Czarniawska calls for studying the practices of organizing rather than framing organizations as fixed entities and for studying how they are produced - or performed - rather than how they ideally work. If followed, her advice will improve organization studies and help us educate students about the many paradoxes that characterize organizational life.' -- Patricia Yancey Martin, Florida State University, US
The late Barbara Czarniawska, formerly Professor Emerita of Management Studies, GRI, School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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| ISBN 13 | 9781848444300 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848444303 |
| Title | A Theory of Organizing |
| Author | Barbara Czarniawska |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2009-01-30 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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