{"product_id":"a-companion-to-organizational-anthropology-isbn-9781405199827","title":"A Companion to Organizational Anthropology","description":"The first comprehensive guide to anthropological studies of complex organizations  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers the first comprehensive reference to the anthropological study of complex organizations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetails how organizational theory and research in business has adopted anthropology’s key concept of culture, inspiring new insights into organizational dynamics and development\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlights pioneering theoretical perspectives ranging from symbolic and semiotic approaches to neuroscientific frameworks for studying contemporary organizations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses the comparative and cross-cultural dimensions of multinational corporations and of non-governmental organizations working in the globalizing economy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTopics covered include organizational dynamics, entrepreneurship, innovation, social networks, cognitive models and team building, organizational dysfunctions, global networked organizations, NGOs, unions, virtual communities, corporate culture and social responsibility\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a body of work that reflects the breadth and depth of the field of organizational anthropology and makes the case for the importance of the field in the anthropology of the twenty-first century\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbstracts xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExpanding the Field of Organizational Anthropology for the Twenty-first Century 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnn T. Jordan and D. Douglas Caulkins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Critique and Theory 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Organization of Anthropology and Higher Education in the United States 27\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavydd J. Greenwood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Changing Rhetoric of Corporate Culture 56\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAllen W. Batteau\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. New Institutional Approaches to Formal Organizations 74\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarietta L. Baba, Jeanette Blomberg, Christine LaBond, and Inez Adams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Entrepreneurship Studies 98\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Rosa and D. Douglas Caulkins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Neurological Model of Organizational Culture 122\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTomoko Hamada Connolly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Methods and Analysis 147\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Social Networks and Organizations 149\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrandon Ofem, Theresa M. Floyd, and Stephen P. Borgatti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. A Mixed-Methods Approach to Understand Global Networked Organizations 167\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJulia C. Gluesing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Measuring Organizational Dynamics 193\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGerald Mars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Semiotics of Organizations 204\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoseph D. Hankins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. An Ethnography of Numbers 219\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaniel Neyland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Managing Conflict on Organizational Partnerships 236\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElizabeth K. Briody\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Organizational Processes 257\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Working on Work Organizations 259\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCharles N. Darrah and Alicia Dornadic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Organizational Innovation Is a Participative Process 275\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMorten Levin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Communities of Practice 289\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSusan Squires and Michael L. Van De Vanter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Organizational Networks and Social Capital 311\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGunnar Lind Haase Svendsen and Christian Waldstrøm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. American Labor Unions as Organizations 328\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaul Durrenberger and Suzan Erem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Virtual Organizations 346\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristina Wasson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Sustaining Social Sector Organizations 362\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoan A. Tucker and D. Douglas Caulkins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Globalization, Development, and Modernization 379\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. The Contemporary World of Finance 381\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAllen W. Batteau\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Globalization, Modernization, and Complex Organizations 399\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnn T. Jordan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Chinese Business Ventures into China 418\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHeidi Dahles and Juliette Koning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Corporate Social Responsibility: Interaction between Market and Community 438\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBengi Ertuna\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. NGOs and Community Development: Assessing the Contributions from Sen’s Perspective of Freedom 455\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJ. Montgomery Roper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. Why Are Indigenous Organizations Declining in Latin America? 471\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarmen Martínez Novo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. Australian Indigenous Organizations 493\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSarah E. Holcombe and Patrick Sullivan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. Organization of Schooling in Three Countries 519\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEdmund T. Hamann, Saloshna Vandeyar, and Juan Sánchez García\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 538\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“Douglas Caulkins and Ann Jordan’s Companion represents an important framing of knowledge about organizations that combines insights from anthropology and organizational studies. Scholars in both disciplines should take note: Organizational anthropology has come of age!.”  (\u003ci\u003eExpofairs.com\u003c\/i\u003e, 11 November 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eD. Douglas Caulkins\u003c\/b\u003e is emeritus professor of anthropology at Grinnell College and emeritus director of the Donald L. Wilson Program in Enterprise and Leadership. His research encompasses voluntary organizations and social capital in Norway, entrepreneurship and regional development in the UK (Wales, Scotland, Northeast England), heritage sites and national identity in the UK and US, and anthropological contributions to management theory. He has published in various journals and books and currently is engaged in social entrepreneurship and organizational development projects.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnn T. Jordan\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of anthropology at University of North Texas. She is an applied anthropologist specializing in business anthropology, globalization and transnational organizations, Saudi Arabia, and North American Indian studies, and is the author of the books \u003ci\u003eBusiness Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Making of a Modern Kingdom: Globalization and Change in Saudi Arabia\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Organizational Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e is a broad overview of the field that has evolved over the last few decades from the study of work and economic organizations to a broader research agenda of analyzing complex organizations that include government agencies, transnational corporations, supernational regulatory bodies and non-profit organizations. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003eThe Companion outlines the historical development of the field, and surveys the rich variety of ethnographic methods and how they are used in the study of organizations. The authors illuminate such vital topics as organizational dynamics, entrepreneurship, partnerships, organizational innovation, social networks, cognitive models and team building, organizational dysfunctions, global networked organizations, NGOs, indigenous organizations, labor unions, virtual communities, as well as corporate culture and social responsibility. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors study processes in organizations and also the complex relationships among organizations and how those relationships impact and are impacted by market, societal and global issues. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Companion demonstrates how the work anthropologists conduct in complex organizations is a body of work so large, broad-based and important to understanding of life in the twenty-first century as to constitute an important subfield in the discipline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeading scholars provide the most up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of developments in the field, to make this new companion the authoritative guide for researchers, instructors and students in anthropological studies of complex organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“A timely compendium of illuminating breadth.  Both reclaims and updates existing theories for understanding organizations and their effects and exposes and explores emergent currents. Demonstrates the benefits of viewing organizations anthropologically.”\u003cbr\u003e - \u003ci\u003eMelissa Cefkin, IBM Research - Almaden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Douglas Caulkins and Ann Jordan’s \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e represents an important framing of knowledge about organizations that combines insights from anthropology and organizational studies. Scholars in both disciplines should take note: Organizational anthropology has come of age!”\u003cbr\u003e - \u003ci\u003eSimon Down, Anglia Ruskin University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988613021925,"sku":"NP9781405199827","price":246.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405199827.jpg?v=1761780974","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-companion-to-organizational-anthropology-isbn-9781405199827","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}