Meta-organizations
Published on 31. January 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-1-84980-886-6 (ISBN)
Description
A growing number of organizations are meta-organizations; rather than individuals they have other organizations as their members. This comprehensive book explains, in-depth, the unique way in which meta-organizations function, how they differ from organizations with individual membership, and how they are crucial agents in the process of globalization. The book opens a whole new area for organizational research. It will be essential reading for researchers and postgraduate students interested in organization theory, globalization, politics and organizations, or international organizations.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84980-886-6 (9781849808866)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Goeran Ahrne, Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, Stockholm University, Sweden and Nils Brunsson, Professor, Chair in Management, Uppsala University, Sweden. They are affiliated to the Stockholm Centre for Organizational Research (Score)
Content
Contents: Preface 1. Organized Organizations 2. Many Meta-organizations 3. Environment, Members, and Meta-organizations 4. Creating and Sustaining Meta-organizations 5. Similarity, Dissimilarity, and Identity Formation 6. Conflicts and Decision-making Problems 7. The Dynamics of Meta-organizations 8. Meta-organizations and Individual-based Organizations 9. Organized Globalisation References Index