Caulkins / Jordan A Companion to Organizational Anthropology

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-32553-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 576 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Blackwell Companions to Anthropology

The first comprehensive guide to anthropological studies of complexorganizations
* Offers the first comprehensive reference to the anthropologicalstudy of complex organizations
* Details how organizational theory and research in business hasadopted anthropology's key concept of culture, inspiring newinsights into organizational dynamics and development
* Highlights pioneering theoretical perspectives ranging fromsymbolic and semiotic approaches to neuroscientific frameworks forstudying contemporary organizations
* Addresses the comparative and cross-cultural dimensions ofmultinational corporations and of non-governmental organizationsworking in the globalizing economy
* Topics covered include organizational dynamics,entrepreneurship, innovation, social networks, cognitive models andteam building, organizational dysfunctions, global networkedorganizations, NGOs, unions, virtual communities, corporate cultureand social responsibility
* Presents a body of work that reflects the breadth and depth ofthe field of organizational anthropology and makes the case for theimportance of the field in the anthropology of the twenty-firstcentury

Autoren/Hrsg.

Caulkins, D. Douglas

Jordan, Ann T.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Notes on Contributors viii
Abstracts xiv
Expanding the Field of Organizational Anthropology for theTwenty-first Century 1
Ann T. Jordan and D. Douglas Caulkins
Part I Critique and Theory 25
1. The Organization of Anthropology and Higher Education in theUnited States 27
Davydd J. Greenwood
2. The Changing Rhetoric of Corporate Culture 56
Allen W. Batteau
3. New Institutional Approaches to Formal Organizations 74
Marietta L. Baba, Jeanette Blomberg, Christine LaBond, and InezAdams
4. Entrepreneurship Studies 98
Peter Rosa and D. Douglas Caulkins
5. Neurological Model of Organizational Culture 122
Tomoko Hamada Connolly
Part II Methods and Analysis 147
6. Social Networks and Organizations 149
Brandon Ofem, Theresa M. Floyd, and Stephen P. Borgatti
7. A Mixed-Methods Approach to Understand Global NetworkedOrganizations 167
Julia C. Gluesing
8. Measuring Organizational Dynamics 193
Gerald Mars
9. Semiotics of Organizations 204
Joseph D. Hankins
10. An Ethnography of Numbers 219
Daniel Neyland
11. Managing Conflict on Organizational Partnerships 236
Elizabeth K. Briody
Part III Organizational Processes 257
12. Working on Work Organizations 259
Charles N. Darrah and Alicia Dornadic
13. Organizational Innovation Is a Participative Process275
Morten Levin
14. Communities of Practice 289
Susan Squires and Michael L. Van De Vanter
15. Organizational Networks and Social Capital 311
Gunnar Lind Haase Svendsen and Christian Waldstrøm
16. American Labor Unions as Organizations 328
Paul Durrenberger and Suzan Erem
17. Virtual Organizations 346
Christina Wasson
18. Sustaining Social Sector Organizations 362
Joan A. Tucker and D. Douglas Caulkins
Part IV Globalization, Development, and Modernization379
19. The Contemporary World of Finance 381
Allen W. Batteau
20. Globalization, Modernization, and Complex Organizations399
Ann T. Jordan
21. Chinese Business Ventures into China 418
Heidi Dahles and Juliette Koning
22. Corporate Social Responsibility: Interaction between Marketand Community 438
Bengi Ertuna
23. NGOs and Community Development: Assessing the Contributionsfrom Sen's Perspective of Freedom 455
J. Montgomery Roper
24. Why Are Indigenous Organizations Declining in Latin America?471
Carmen Martínez Novo
25. Australian Indigenous Organizations 493
Sarah E. Holcombe and Patrick Sullivan
26. Organization of Schooling in Three Countries 519
Edmund T. Hamann, Saloshna Vandeyar, and Juan SánchezGarcía
Index 538

Über Autor(innen)

D. Douglas Caulkins is emeritus professor of anthropology atGrinnell College and emeritus director of the Donald L. WilsonProgram in Enterprise and Leadership. His research encompassesvoluntary organizations and social capital in Norway,entrepreneurship and regional development in the UK (Wales,Scotland, Northeast England), heritage sites and national identityin the UK and US, and anthropological contributions to managementtheory. He has published in various journals and books andcurrently is engaged in social entrepreneurship and organizationaldevelopment projects.
Ann T. Jordan is professor of anthropology at Universityof North Texas. She is an applied anthropologist specializing inbusiness anthropology, globalization and transnationalorganizations, Saudi Arabia, and North American Indian studies, andis the author of the books Business Anthropology and TheMaking of a Modern Kingdom: Globalization and Change in SaudiArabia.