Toward Permeable Boundaries of Organizations?

Leopold Ringel editor Charlene Zietsma editor Petra Hiller editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Emerald Publishing Limited

Published:17th Oct '18

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Toward Permeable Boundaries of Organizations? cover

The classical concept of organizations as comprising solitary ‘walled-in’ actors with clear operational boundaries is increasingly being challenged. On the one hand, established organizational forms have been supplemented by a whole variety of new ones that only partially exhibit their properties and that frequently embed single organizations in national or transnational networks; furthermore, it is often not clear who the members of an organization are and what membership actually means, as in the case of new companies such as Uber or AirBnB, and even traditional organizations, such as universities, are undergoing drastic changes. On the other hand, organizations face increasing demands for transparency, meaning they have to disclose more and more information, which is supposed to engender less corruption, more efficiency, and more legitimacy. 
This volume investigates the impact of these changes on organizations and offers conceptual as well as empirical insights. Divided into four parts this volume examines concepts of organizational boundaries, boundaries and organizational dynamics, meta organization and organizational networks, and boundaries and organizational fields.

This work unties contributors in business policy, marketing, management, organizational sociology, and organization studies. They begin by contrasting system theory and neo-institutional approaches to organization boundaries, then review empirical trends and chart advances in information and communication technologies. Contributors then draw on different theoretical perspectives to explore the importance of boundaries within and around organizations. Major themes are conceptualizing organizational boundaries, boundaries and organizational dynamics, organizational networks, and boundaries in organizational fields. Examples are given of organization design, the on-demand economy, university associations, data-based business models, and the case of Apache open-source software. B&w graphics are included. -- Annotation ©2018 * (protoview.com) *

ISBN: 9781787438293

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 672g

392 pages