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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449798903321

Titolo

The sociology of objects [[electronic resource] ] : rediscovering the importance of objects in organizational life / / guest editors, Alexis Downs and Rouven Hagemeijer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Bradford, England], : Emerald Group Pub., 2004

ISBN

1-280-51526-0

9786610515264

1-84544-384-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (84 p.)

Collana

Journal of organizational change management ; ; v. 17, no. 4, 2004

Altri autori (Persone)

DownsAlexis

HagemeijerRouven

Disciplina

302.35

Soggetti

Organizational behavior

Social psychology

Management

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Abstracts and keywords; Guest editorial; Objects and the production of technological forms of life; Transitional and quasi-objects in organization studies; Linkages and entrainment; Parasite logic; "Inertia Creeps", or a phenomenological perspective on objects in sociology; After the fact

Sommario/riassunto

Objects are produced within, and simultaneously affect, the process of organizing as a consequence of their interaction within social collectives. This paper discusses the impact and influences of the growth of post-social relations, between human and technological objects, on social and organisational arrangements. The paper presents a discussion largely at the conceptual level and draws from a variety of literatures, including the burgeoning sociology of science literature. The discussion in this paper is based on a view that posits the growth of intimate links with epistemic objects within