| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 164 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Advances in organization studies,
1566-1075 ;
12
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Advances in organization studies ; 12.
1566-1075
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The subject is organization -- Between form and action : the case for contexts -- Organization as context -- From context to space -- Boundaries in fields of spaces -- Physical space : organization by regulation and binding -- Mental space : organization by thought -- Social space : organization by bonding -- Spatial dynamics -- Putting space into perspective. |
| Summary |
An important challenge to organization theory is to search for constructs that explain how contexts for work emerge, evolve, persist and change. This book explores the concept of "space" as representing a wide variety of contexts. Organization as a process, as distinguished from organization as an entity, is seen as the construction of space, where space is the outcome of human action and interaction as well as providing a context for actions and interaction. The book shows how different forms of space lie at the base of a number of developments in organization theory. It then takes the step t. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Organizational sociology -- Philosophy.
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Organizational sociology -- Philosophy. |
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Organizational sociology. |
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Spatial behavior.
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Spatial behavior. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hernes, Tor. Spatial construction of organization. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA : J. Benjamins, ©2004 (DLC) 2003063846 |
| ISBN |
9789027295842 (electronic book) |
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9027295840 (electronic book) |
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9781588114785 |
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1588114783 |
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1588114783 |
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