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In this lively and wide-ranging essay, Göran Ahrne sketches an organizational theory of society. Combining the insights of organization theory with the traditional concerns of social theory, he makes an innovative and creative contribution to both fields. Using a broad definition of organizations, the author shows that what goes on inside, outside and among organizations is central to understanding social relations. Organizations provide people with resources and motives, and they set the frames for human action. Although organizations do not form societies or systems, society is shaped and changed through interaction between organizations. Drawing on various schools of organization theory, including institutional, ecologic
Inside Organizations
Inside Organizations
Fragile Wholes and Recalcitrant Parts
One cannot understand human action without relating it to an organizational context. To understand organizations, on the other hand, one has to consider the human actors. But organizations are not only made up of affiliates. Organizations keep resources related to their goals and purposes. There are ...
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