Organisational Identity And Self Transformation

Author : David Seidl
Publisher : Gower Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0754644588

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Organisational Identity and Self-transformation by David Seidl Pdf

David Seidl brings together two important issues in organization and management studies in this volume: the concept and related theory of organizational identity, and autopoietic organization theory (as originally developed by Niklas Luhmann). The contribution of the book is twofold: it provides an introduction to autopoietic organization theory and it provides a new perspective on organizational identity and self-transformation. Thus the book is relevant to both organization theorists interested in new approaches to organization and to researchers of organizational identity. The themes are reflected in the structure of the book. Chapters one and two provide an introduction to Niklas Luhmann's organization theory. Based on this, chapter three develops a new concept of organizational identity. In chapters four and five a theory of organizational self-transformation (i.e. change of identity) is developed.

Author : David Seidl
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351913423

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Organisational Identity and Self-Transformation by David Seidl Pdf

David Seidl brings together two important issues in organization and management studies in this volume: the concept and related theory of organizational identity, and autopoietic organization theory (as originally developed by Niklas Luhmann). The contribution of the book is twofold: it provides an introduction to autopoietic organization theory and it provides a new perspective on organizational identity and self-transformation. Thus the book is relevant to both organization theorists interested in new approaches to organization and to researchers of organizational identity. The themes are reflected in the structure of the book. Chapters one and two provide an introduction to Niklas Luhmann's organization theory. Based on this, chapter three develops a new concept of organizational identity. In chapters four and five a theory of organizational self-transformation (i.e. change of identity) is developed.

Author : Olympia Kyriakidou
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:59338269

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Organisational Identity and Change by Olympia Kyriakidou Pdf

Author : Pa?kowska, Ma?gorzata
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781799867159

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Handbook of Research on Autopoiesis and Self-Sustaining Processes for Organizational Success by Pa?kowska, Ma?gorzata Pdf

Autopoietic systems show a remarkable property in the way they interact with their environment: on the one hand building blocks and energy (including information) are exchanged with the environment, which characterizes them as open systems; on the other hand, any functional mechanisms—the way the system processes, incorporates building blocks, and responds to information—are totally self-determined and cannot be controlled by interventions from the environment. Information systems in an organization seem to accept the autopoietic system way of development and can help managers to understand the operations of their organizations better. The Handbook of Research on Autopoiesis and Self-Sustaining Processes for Organizational Success is an innovative reference book that presents the meaning of autopoietic organizations for social and information science, examines how autopoietic organizations are information self-producing and self-controlled, and provides a framework for its development in modern organizations. The book focuses on analyzing autopoiesis features such as self-managing, self-sustaining, self-producing, self-regulating, etc. Moreover, as the aforementioned characteristics receive a new interpretation in IT environments, the book also includes an exploration of IT solutions that enable the development of these characteristics. This book is ideal for professionals, academicians, researchers, and students working in the field of information economics and management in various disciplines such as information and communication sciences, administrative sciences and management, education, computer science, and information technology.

Author : Miltiadis D. Lytras,Abdulrahman A. Housawi,Basim S. Alsaywid
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2023-06-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781804559963

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Smart Cities and Digital Transformation by Miltiadis D. Lytras,Abdulrahman A. Housawi,Basim S. Alsaywid Pdf

Smart Cities and Digital Transformation offers a three-tiered approach to tomorrow’s cities in terms of limitless innovation, sustainable development and empowering communities.

Author : J. Sydow,G. Schreyögg
Publisher : Springer
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780230392830

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Self-Reinforcing Processes in and among Organizations by J. Sydow,G. Schreyögg Pdf

Management and organization research has rediscovered individual agency, innovation and entrepreneurship. As such, there is a risk of overlooking the power of self-reinforcing processes in and among organizations. This volume redirects attention to these processes, including: escalating commitment, organizational imprinting and path dependence.

Author : Mark Edwards
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-02-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135271695

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Organizational Transformation for Sustainability by Mark Edwards Pdf

During the 21st century organizations will undergo a level of radical and global change that has rarely been seen before. This transformation will come as a result of the environmental, social and economic challenges that now confront organisations in all their activities. But are our understandings and theories of change up to the task of meeting these challenges? Will we be able to develop sustaining visions of how organizations might contribute to the long-term viability of our interdependent global communities? Organizational Transformation for Sustainability: An Integral Metatheory offers some innovative answers to the big questions involved in organizational sustainability and the radical changes that organizations will need to undergo as we move into the third millennium. This new approach comes from the emerging field of integral metatheory. Edwards shows how a "Big Picture" view of organisational transformation can contribute to our understanding of, and search for, organisational sustainability. There are four key themes to the book: i) the need for integrative metatheories for organisational change; ii) the development of a general research method for building metatheory; iii) the description of an integral metatheory for organisational sustainability; and iv) the discussion of the implications of this metatheory for organisational change and social policy regarding sustainability. This book brings a unique and important orienting perspective to these issues.

Author : Caroline A. Bartel,Steven Blader,Amy Wrzesniewski
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135599638

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Identity and the Modern Organization by Caroline A. Bartel,Steven Blader,Amy Wrzesniewski Pdf

Identity and the Modern Organization presents a lively exchange of ideas among psychology and management scholars on the realities of modern organizational life and their effect on the identities that organizations and their members cultivate. This book bridges the domains of psychology and management to facilitate a multi-disciplinary, multi-level integration of theory and research on identity processes. The volume highlights answers to important questions raised by shifting organizational forms and arrangements, such as: How are identity processes affected by, and how do they affect, the motivations of individuals and organizations? How do identity and identification shape the social processes that unfold between individuals and groups? How do strong versus weak contexts affect identity processes as the boundaries of organizations and social categories within them become more permeable? An effective tool for understanding a wide variety of organizational phenomena, this book is intended for scholars and students in the fields of management, organizational theory, organizational behavior, social psychology, and industrial/organizational psychology.

Author : Kristof Van Assche,Raoul Beunen,Monica Gruezmacher
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2024-04-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781035324002

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Strategy for Sustainability Transitions by Kristof Van Assche,Raoul Beunen,Monica Gruezmacher Pdf

In this innovative work, Kristof Van Assche, Raoul Beunen and Monica Gruezmacher analyse the challenges and possibilities of sustainability transitions, presenting the dilemmas facing the path to sustainable communities and societies, as well as proposing creative solutions. The authors deploy evolutionary governance theory as a conceptual framing for transition strategy, highlighting the importance of understanding governance and community strategy in any potential response to environmental crises.

Author : Keith Glanfield
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351662550

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Brand Transformation by Keith Glanfield Pdf

To be of value to firms, branding must operate in the "real" world, not a theoretical one, unlocking latent commercial potential and delivering tangible business results. The imperative is to pragmatically change as you go, making simple branding changes that deliver a commercial difference. This radical new textbook combines best practice, research and theory to teach how to accelerate a firm’s branding performance, without disrupting and derailing day-to-day business. It demonstrates how to make practical "best-fit" changes to a firm's branding by implementing commercially feasible branding activity to achieve commercial results. Structured around a brand transformation template, Brand Transformation demonstrates how to make pragmatic changes to branding by implementing improvements to six critical components of branding performance. The text not only presents new and different insights; importantly it contains a set of diagnostic questions, frameworks, tools and templates to design implementable changes to a firm’s branding. The text includes a set of six widely occurring firm "typologies" and suggests practical immediate activity on which to base a firm’s implementation plan. This text is essential reading for final year marketing undergraduates, postgraduate students of marketing, practising marketers and general managers

Author : Christoph Dörrenbächer,Matthias Tomenendal,Sarah Stanske
Publisher : Springer
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137577245

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Organizational Identity and Firm Growth by Christoph Dörrenbächer,Matthias Tomenendal,Sarah Stanske Pdf

This edited volume focuses on the interplay between organizational identities and firm growth, an area which remains largely unexplored. Firm growth in its various forms is omnipresent in the contemporary business environment, but does not always lead to positive results. At the same time, some organizations are growing faster than their peers, leading to questions of organizational growth antecedents. In addition to the dominant economic reasons in strategic literature, the volume seeks to integrate psychological aspects to the discourse, thereby considering the micro, meso and macro level. By providing both insights into international academic thinking and into practical examples of small and medium-sized companies in Berlin, the authors identify new findings concerning successful growth strategies.

Author : Samuel O. Idowu,Stephen Vertigans
Publisher : Springer
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319435367

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Stages of Corporate Social Responsibility by Samuel O. Idowu,Stephen Vertigans Pdf

This book presents a multidisciplinary and multifaceted view of the state of corporate social responsibility (CSR) development in organizations in different industries around the world. It is based on the assumption that companies today must shift their focus to their long-term prosperity and the complex and interrelated environmental, social, economic and political ecosystems within which they function. The book tracks ideas through to impacts, offering unique perspectives on stimulating topics such as awareness among female entrepreneurs in Nigeria, views of upper-management in Polish firms, Japanese CSR strategies and the social relevance of corporate initiatives, pragmatic approaches of CSR design principles in Scandinavia and many more. The book collects not only examples from different countries and global regions, but also cases from a diverse range of globally relevant industries. It discusses the different stages of CSR development at a professional, conceptual and strategic level, and integrates them into a comprehensive framework to define the adequate course of action for each stage.

Author : Angela Espinosa
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-12-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429956089

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Sustainable Self-Governance in Businesses and Society by Angela Espinosa Pdf

Sustainable Self-Governance in Businesses and Society offers a sound introduction to Stafford Beer’s Viable System Model (VSM) and clarifies its relevance to support organisational sustainability and self-governance. While the VSM has been known since the early 1980s, it hasn’t been always easy to understand and to apply. It explains the self-transformation methodology to analyse the way organisations manage (or not) their complexity and govern themselves. The work is supported by multiple examples of application in organisations of all scales – from small to multi-national corporations and from organised social networks to communities and national organisations. It clarifies the relevance of Beer’s theory to support systemic learning and change in organisations, and to coach them to self-organise and self-govern. Readers interested in further understanding insights from complex systems and cybernetics theories for designing and transforming organisations will benefit from this book, as it works to offer very detailed insights on how to put the VSM theory into practice. It clarifies how it improves adaptive capabilities, agile and self-regulated structures, more capable of fully implementing corporate sustainability strategies and self-governing themselves. The chapters provide key reading for managers, consultants, practitioners, and post-graduate students working in organisational transformation, governance, and sustainability.

Author : Paul S. Adler,Paul du Gay,Glenn Morgan,Michael Reed
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780191058066

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The Oxford Handbook of Sociology, Social Theory, and Organization Studies by Paul S. Adler,Paul du Gay,Glenn Morgan,Michael Reed Pdf

Sociology and social theory has always been a major source of new perspectives for organization studies. Access to a series of authoritative accounts of theorists and research themes in sociology and social theory which have influenced developments in organization studies is essential for those wishing to deepen and extend their knowledge of the intersection of sociology and organization studies. This goal is achieved by drawing on a group of internationally renowned scholars committed in their own work to strengthening these links and asking them to provide critical accounts of particular theorists and research themes which have straddled this divide. This volume aims to strengthen ties between organization studies and contemporary sociological work at a time when there are increasing institutional barriers to such cooperation, potentially generating a myopia that constricts new developments. Used in conjunction with its companion volume, The Oxford Handbook of Sociology and Organization Studies: Classical foundations, the reader is provided with a comprehensive account of the productive and critical interaction between sociology and organization studies over many decades. Highly international in scope, theorists and themes are drawn from both the USA and Europe in equal measure. Similarly the authors of the chapters are drawn from both sides of the Atlantic. The result is a series of chapters on individuals and key research themes and debates which will provide faculty and post graduate researchers with appreciative, authoritative and critical accounts that can be drawn on to design courses or provided guided reading to the field

Author : Henderik A. Proper,Bas van Gils,Kazem Haki
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-16
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783031302145

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Digital Enterprises by Henderik A. Proper,Bas van Gils,Kazem Haki Pdf

This book explores different aspects of and provides concrete suggestions to meet the three main challenges for becoming a “Digital Enterprise”: the transition to the digital age, the emergence of service ecosystems, and the growing role of data as a key underlying resource. As a result of these intertwined and mutually amplifying trends, today’s enterprises are confronted with several challenges that profoundly impact their design, from the definitions of products and services offered to their clients via the business processes that deliver these products and services to the underlying IT infrastructure. The contributions which are written by leading enterprise architecture researchers and managers of large corporations cover four key aspects which form each one part of the book: Part I presents experiences how different enterprises currently already need to embrace and exploit new challenges like blockchain, customer-centric services, or value co-creation networks. Part II looks at the need for a new design logic, i.e. the need for new ways of thinking regarding the design of enterprises. Part III is concerned with the coordination needed among different stakeholders of the ensuing continuous transformations. Part IV eventually reflects on the ongoing consequences for enterprise modeling as used to capture both the current affairs of an enterprise, as well as design/study its possible future affairs. The target audience of this book are both master and PhD level students who want to gain insights into key aspects of the challenges confronting digital enterprises, as well as enterprise architects and information managers working in enterprises that are on their way to become digital.