Process, Sensemaking, and Organizing (Hardcover)

Process, Sensemaking, and Organizing is the first in a series of volumes which explore perspectives on process theories, an emerging approach to the study of organizations that focuses on (understanding) activities, interactions, and change as essential properties of organizations rather than structures and state - an approach which prioritizes activity over product, change over persistence, novelty over continuity, and expression over determination.
Process and sensemaking may be seen as mutually interlocking phenomena and, as such, are cornerstones in process thinking, This volume brings together contributions from an international group of scholars energized by process organization studies. The collection offers perspectives from different disciplines, insights from diverse theoretical traditions and contexts, and parallels made with a range of cultural forms, including art, poetry, and cookery. At the same time, the chapters exhibit a clear emphasis on a process ontology, process theorizing, and narrative thinking. Across this rich and varied collection recurrent themes emerge that distinguish process theorizing from the more logico-scientific, variance-oriented research that dominates organization studies today. This book will appeal to academics, researchers, and graduate students in management, organization studies, and sociology who wish to better understand the emergent, changing, and flow-like character of organizational life and expand their understanding of the nature of sensemaking as a basis for organizing.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Perspectives on Process Organization
Release date:	November 2010
First published:	2011
Editors:	Tor Hernes • Sally Maitlis
Dimensions:	241 x 169 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	344
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-959456-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management & management techniques > Organizational theory & behaviour Promotions
LSN:	0-19-959456-2
Barcode:	9780199594566

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