| Description |
1 online resource (x, 367 pages) : illustrations |
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De Gruyter Studies in Organization |
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De Gruyter studies in organization.
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| Contents |
""Preface""; ""1 Introduction""; ""1.1 Theoretical Objectives""; ""1.2 Theoretical Frames of Reference""; ""1.3 Knowledge-intensive Companies""; ""1.4 Constraints""; ""1.5 The Structure of the Book""; ""2 Description of Enator AB""; ""2.1 Enator�s History: 1977�87""; ""2.2 Enator at the Time of the Case Study (1987)""; ""2.3 Something about Enator�s Functioning and Management""; ""2.4 The Pronator Group""; ""2.5 Market and Competitive Conditions""; ""3 Culture Theory""; ""3.1 The Culture Concept and Theories about Culture""; ""3.2 Organizational Culture Research"" |
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3.3 Symbolism and Organizational Symbolism3.4 Summary -- 4 Qualitative Research and Philosophy of Science -- 4.1 Interpretative Research -- 4.2 The Importance of Metaphors in Research -- 4.3 Avoiding the Objectivism and Relativism Traps -- 4.4 Research Texts which Stimulate Dialogue -- 4.5 Culture Research -- 4.6 The Method in the Present Study -- 5 A Socialization Sequence: Course in Project Management Philosophy -- 5.1 On Socialization in Organizations -- 5.2 The Project Management Philosophy Course from a Socialization Perspective -- 5.3 Course Objectives |
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""5.4 The Course as a Social-Integrative Management Instrument""""5.5 On the Processing of Social Information""; ""5.6 Comments on the Socialization Process from the Social Information Processing Perspective""; ""5.7 Summary and Comments""; ""6 A Flat Pyramid. A Symbolic Processing of Organizational Structure""; ""6.1 Organizational Structure""; ""6.2 Enator�s Organizational Structure""; ""6.3 The Organization of the Consultancy Projects""; ""6.4 Enator in Terms of Mintzberg�s Configurations""; ""6.5 Adhocracy""; ""6.6 Adhocracy: Conclusions"" |
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6.7 Organizational Structure in a Dynamic Perspective6.8 Organizational Structure from the Cultural Perspective -- 6.9 Conclusion -- 7 Corporate Culture and the Organizational Climate -- 7.1 Corporate Culture in General -- 7.2 Corporate Culture at Enator: Content -- 7.3 Cultural Forms of Expression and Transmission -- 7.4 Organizational Rites at Enator -- 7.5 The Enator Building -- 7.6 A Brief Flashback to the Development of Ritual Forms -- 7.7 Comments on Rites and Other Symbolic Forms at Enator -- 7.8 The Depth of Symbolism |
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7.9 Does Enator Form a Distinct Corporate Culture?7.10 Organizational Climate at Enator -- 7.11 What Determines the Corporate Culture and the Organizational Climate? -- 7.12 Summary -- 8 Leadership as Social Integrative Action -- 8.1 A Note on Leadership Research and a Thesis -- 8.2 Leadership during the Expansion of Enator -- 8.3 The Founders -- 8.4 Charisma as an Attributed Characteristic -- 8.5 Management Principles and Corporate Culture -- 8.6 Integration, Differentiation and Fragmentation -- 8.7 The Company as an Institution |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-367) |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Enator AB -- Management -- Case studies
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| SUBJECT |
Enator AB fast |
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Consulting firms -- Management
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Organizational behavior.
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REFERENCE -- Questions & Answers.
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Consulting firms -- Management
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Management
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Organizational behavior
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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Case studies.
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Études de cas.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783110900569 |
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3110900564 |
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