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Managing boundaries in organizations :

1403903298

9781403903297

b711923

Managing boundaries in organizations :

[Book]

multiple perspectives /

edited by Neil Paulsen and Tor Hernes.

New York :

Palgrave Macmillan,

2003.

xv, 311 pages :

illustrations ;

23 cm

Based largely on papers from the 17th European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) Conference in Lyon, France held in July 2001.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : Boundaries and organization / Tor Hernes and Neil Paulsen -- "Who are we now?" Group identity, boundaries, and the (re)organizing process / Neil Paulsen -- Enabling and constraining properties of organizational boundaries / Tor Hernes -- Identity and difference in complex projects : why boundaries still matter in the "boundaryless" organization / Nick Marshall -- Virtual interactions : creating impressions of boundaries / Niki Panteli -- Building e-loyalty across cultures and organizational boundaries / Dianne Cyr and Haizley Trevor-Smith -- Industrial designers as boundary workers / Birgit H. Jevnaker -- Organizing activities in industrial networks : the case of Volvo S80 / Fredrik von Corswant, Anna Dubois, and Peter Fredriksson -- Managing across boundaries in health care : the forces for change and inertia / Charo Rodríguez [and others] -- Boundaries in health care discussions : an activity theoretical approach to the analysis of boundaries / Hannele Kerosuo -- Discerning organizational boundaries through physical artifacts / Anat Rafaeli and Iris Vilnai-Yavetz -- Formidable fences : organizational cooperation and boundary bullies in Zimbabwe / Harry Wels -- Merging identities, reinventing boundaries : the survival strategy of Catholic development aid in the Netherlands / Frans Kamsteeg -- Colleague, competitor, or client : social boundaries in flexible work arrangements / Christina Garsten -- Drawing the line : organizations and the boundary work of "home" and "work" / Christena Nippert-Eng -- Some organizational consequences of cultural differences in boundary permeability / Boas Shamir and Yael Melnik -- Epilogue : A reflection and future directions / Neil Paulsen and Tor Hernes.

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Coping with boundaries is a persistent and potentially rewarding management challenge. Various approaches to understanding the nature of boundaries have drawn on various perspectives, however insights have yet to be drawn together in providing an understanding of boundaries that expands knowledge of management of the organization. This book provides illustrative case studies on boundaries drawn from a wide range of organizations and countries around the world.

Boundaries-- Social aspects.

Communication in organizations.

Industrial organization.

Interorganizational relations.

Organizational change.

Boundaries-- Social aspects.

Communication in organizations.

Industrial organization.

Interorganizational relations.

Management.

Organisatiestructuur.

Organizational change.

301.186

Hernes, Tor.

Paulsen, Neil,1952-

European Group for Organizational Studies., Conference(17th :2001 :, Lyon, France)

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