The civilized organization : Norbert Elias and the future of organization studies / edited by Ad van Iterson [and others].

ISBN:

9780585471648

9781588112774

9781588112781

9789027297051

Title:

The civilized organization : Norbert Elias and the future of organization studies / edited by Ad van Iterson [and others].

Author:

Iterson, Ad van, 1952-

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Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxviii, 251 pages) : illustrations.

Series:

Advances in organization studies, v. 10

Contents:

The Civilized Organization. Norbert Elias and the future of Organization Studies; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Introduction. Norbert Elias and the civilized organization; Part I: Organizing Discourse; Chapter 1: The development of meeting behaviour in modern organizations and the rise of an upper class of professional chairpersons; Chapter 2: Blame and praise gossip in organizations Established, outsiders and the civilising process; Chapter 3: The humiliating organisation. The functions and dysfunctions of degradation; Part II: Negotiating Boundaries.

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Personal Subject:

Elias, Norbert, 1897-1990.

Elias, Norbert.

Subject Term:

Organizational behavior.

Organizational sociology.

Added Author:

Iterson, Ad van, 1952-

Format:

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Publication Date:

2002

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This book brings a major new resource to organization studies: the work of Norbert Elias. By applying his ideas in a critical but sympathetic way, the authors provide a new perspective on the never-ending stream of management fads and fashions. Standing back and taking a more detached perspective, inspired by the work of Norbert Elias (1897 1990), it becomes clear that many 'new' types of organizations are often variations on an old theme.Elias gives us considerable purchase on current debates through his emphasis on long-term historical perspectives, his highlighting of issues of power, emotion and subjectivity, his interweaving of analysis at the level of the state, the organization, groups, and individuals, his alternative 'take' on issues of agency and structure, and his relevance to a wide range of current organization theories.The contributions show the current relevance of Elias's work in numerous fields of organizational analysis such as the sociology of finance and markets, the comparative and cross-cultural study of organization, comparative management development, organizational meetings, organizational boundaries, gossip and privacy in organizations, emotion in organizations, and the significance of humiliation within organizations. It is, indeed, "time for Elias"!

Summary

This book brings a major new resource to organization studies: the work of Norbert Elias. By applying his ideas in a critical but sympathetic way, the authors provide a new perspective on the never-ending stream of management fads and fashions. Standing back and taking a more detached perspective, inspired by the work of Norbert Elias (1897-1990), it becomes clear that many 'new' types of organizations are often variations on an old theme. Elias gives us considerable purchase on current debates through his emphasis on long-term historical perspectives, his highlighting of issues of power, emotion and subjectivity, his interweaving of analysis at the level of the state, the organization, groups, and individuals, his alternative 'take' on issues of agency and structure, and his relevance to a wide range of current organization theories. The contributions show the current relevance of Elias's work in numerous fields of organizational analysis such as the sociology of finance and markets, the comparative and cross-cultural study of organization, comparative management development, organizational meetings, organizational boundaries, gossip and privacy in organizations, emotion in organizations, and the significance of humiliation within organizations. It is, indeed, "time for Elias"!

Tim Newton; Dennis SmithWilbert van VreeJoseph Soeters; Ad van ItersonDennis SmithMarja GastelaarsRuud StokvisTor HernesTatiana GlobokarStephen ChenNidhi SrinivasWillem MastenbroekTim NewtonWillem Mastenbroek

1 Introduction	p. vii
2 Part I	p. 1
3 1. The development of meeting behaviour in modern organizations and the rise of an upper class of professional chairpersons	p. 3
4 2. Blame and praise gossip in organizations	p. 25
5 3. The humiliating organisation	p. 41
6 Part II	p. 59
7 4. About individual autonomy and the relational self	p. 61
8 5. Figurational sociology, monopolization and corporate governance	p. 85
9 6. Boundary behaviour and organizational dynamics	p. 99
10 Part III	p. 117
11 7. From the socio-historical macro model to organizational behaviour	p. 119
12 8. The evolution of management theories in China	p. 131
13 9. Cultivating Indian management	p. 151
14 Part IV	p. 171
15 10. Norbert Elias as organizational sociologist	p. 173
16 11. Elias, organizatons and ecology	p. 189
17 12. Management and organization	p. 205
18 Notes	p. 219
19 References	p. 225
20 Index	p. 247

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