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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465642403321

Titolo

Organization and organizing : materiality, agency, and discourse / / edited by Daniel Robichaud and Francois Cooren

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-09447-6

1-299-27914-7

1-136-20733-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CoorenFrancois

RobichaudDaniel

Disciplina

302.3/5

Soggetti

Communication in organizations

Organization

Organizational behavior

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Theoretical developments -- pt. 2. Empirical explorations.

Sommario/riassunto

This timely collection addresses central issues in organizational communication theory on the nature of organizing and organization. The unique strength of this volume is its contribution to the conception of materiality, agency, and discourse in current theorizing and research on the constitution of organizations. It addresses such questions as: To what extent should the materiality of texts and artifacts be accounted for in a process view of organization? What part does materiality play in the process by which organizations achieve continuity in time and