The agency of organizing : perspectives and case studies / edited by Boris H. J. M. Brummans.

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English
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  • New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
  • ©2018
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xv, 239 pages ; 23 cm

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    The Agency of Organizing explains why the notion of agency is central to understanding what organizations are, how they come into existence, continue to exist, of fade away, and how they function. Written by leading organizational communication scholars, the chapters in the edited volume present seven different theoretical perspectives on agency in the dynamics of organizing. Authors discuss how they conceptualize agency from their own perspective and how they propose to investigate agency empirically in processes of organizing by using specific methods. Through insightful case studies, they demonstrate the value of these perspectives for organizational research and practice. Book jacket.
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    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Introduction: Perspectives on the Agency of Organizing / Boris H.J.M. Brumntans
    • The Distribution of Decision Rights at ICANN: A Luhmannian Perspective on Agency / Steffen Blaschke
    • Being Able to Act Otherwise: The Role of Agency in the Four Flows at 2-1-1 and Beyond / Joel O. Iverson, Robert D. McPhee, Cade W. Spaulding
    • Agency in Structurational Divergence and Convergence: Insights from Nursing / Anne M. Nicotera
    • Targeting Alex: Brand as Agent in Communicative Capitalism / Dennis K. Mumby
    • Releasing/Translating Agency: A Postcolonial Disruption of the Master's Voice among Liberian Market Women / Kirsten J. Broadfoot, Debashish Munshi, Joëlle Cruz
    • Acting For, With, and Through: A Relational Perspective on Agency in MSF's Organizing / François Cooren
    • Agential Encounters: Performativity and Affect Meet Communication in the Bathroom / Karen Lee Ashcraft, Timothy R. Kuhn
    • Conclusion: Further Theoretical and Practical Reflections on Agency / George Cheney, Dean Ritz.
    ISBN
    • 9781138655201 (hardcover)
    • 1138655201 (hardcover)
    • 9781138655218 (paperback)
    • 113865521X (paperback)
    LCCN
    2017008175
    OCLC
    975368850
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