ISBN:
9781848556478
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1848556470
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (viii, 270 p.)
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ill.
Edition:
1st ed.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Research in the sociology of organizations 0733-558X v. 26
Series Statement:
Research in the sociology of organizations v. 26
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Studying differences between organizations
DDC:
302.35072
Keywords:
Organizational sociology Research
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Comparative organization
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Organizational learning
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Knowledge management
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Organizational sociology Research
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Organization
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Negotiating
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Comparative organization
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Knowledge management
;
Organizational learning
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Organizational sociology ; Research
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Aufsatzsammlung
Abstract:
5. Producers, appeal, and consumer dynamicsConclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 6. Negotiating actor-environment relations: A framework for comparative research; 1. Introduction; 2. The move toward the middle ground; 3. Negotiating context: A comparative framework to expand the middle ground; 4. Implications for comparative research; 5. Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 7. Differentiating organizational boundaries; Introduction; Creating organizations; Differentiating organizations; Comparative methods; Findings; Discussion; Notes; Acknowledgment; References.
Abstract:
Chapter 4. Comparative organizational analysis across multiple levels: a set-theoretic approachMultilevel versus comparative research on organizations; Rethinking comparative multilevel research; Concluding thoughts and a look ahead; Note; References; Chapter 5. The comparative analysis of organizational forms: Considering field and ecological approaches; 1. Introduction: Comparison goes underground; 2. Fields and worlds as the basic unit of analysis; 3. Field theory versus ecological account of form-segregation; 4. Audiences and oppositional standards of evaluation.
Abstract:
Chapter 2. Comparing organizations: Empirical and theoretical issuesChanges in the empirical world of organizations; Changes in theoretical lenses; Implications for comparative organization research; Note; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3. Organizational comparative analysis: Investigating similaritIES AND DIFFERENCES among organizations; The intellectual roots of comparative analysis; The organization as both a level of analysis and a collective social actor; Conclusion; Acknowledgment; References; Part II. Applying Comparative Organizational Analysis.
Abstract:
Chapter 8. Technology, structure, and heterogeneity among American antiwar organizationsIntroduction; Political environment and historical era as contingency factors; Organizations and the big time; Path dependency and selective technological change; The context: Movement organizations, structures, and technologies; The case of the antiwar movement; Data; Historical era and national environment; National environment, internal structure, and technical configuration; Adoption of new technology; Discussion; Concluding remarks; Acknowledgments; References.
Abstract:
Front cover; Studying Differences between Organizations: Comparative Approaches to Organizational Research; Copyright page; Contents; List of contributors; Part I. Conceptualizing Comparative Organizational Analysis; Comparative organizational analysis: An introduction; Comparative organizational analysis and its demise; The value of a comparative approach; About this volume; Going forward; References; Chapter 1. Lost in space, out of time: Why and how we should study organizations comparatively; The original critique of McKelvey and Aldrich; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References.
Abstract:
This volume is motivated by key questions and challenges associated with reviving and developing a comparative perspective. One organizing theme of the volume is to present comparative analysis as a means to explain and describe organizational heterogeneity, at varying levels and contexts. While much empirical work looks for the sources of homogeneity within fields, industries, etc., we believe that one advantage of doing comparative analysis is to make assessments of the observed differences between organizations. Thus, we have asked all of the authors to consider how their style of comparati
Note:
Includes bibliographical references. - Description based on print version record
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https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/S0733-558X(2009)26
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1108/S0733-558X(2009)26
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